Guimarães
Situated in the historic city center of Guimarães, near its famous castle, is the Palace of the Dukes of Bragança, a stately building built during the fifteenth century, which is configured as one of the most beautiful buildings of this amazing time in Portugal. The building was built in order to serve for housing of the […]
The Castle of Guimarães is located in Guimarães, District of Braga, Portugal. In a dominant position, overlooking the Campo(field)de São Mamede, this monument is connected to the Portuguese Province(Condado Portucalense) foundation and the struggles of independence of Portugal, being popularly referred to as the cradle of nationality. A National Monument in 2007 was elected informally as one of […]
The double square, consisting of the Largo da Oliveira and the Square of Santiago and the Rua de Santa Maria are exceptional and must visit. The Largo da Oliveira is surrounded by a set of asset value of buildings, including: the Church Our Lady of Oliveira, the “porches houses” of the seventeenth century, the housing built […]
