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Portugal City Travel Guide: Guimarães
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Guimarães
- Historical city center of picturesque buildings.
- Named a Unesco world heritage site in 2001.
- Stay in two of Portugal's finest pousadas.
- Modern city famous for textiles, shoes & cutlery.
- Population of around 53,000.
- At an elevation of 400m.
Guimarães is a medieval city that has
joined the modern world. It is closely connected to the formation
of Portugal as a state in the 12th century.
It contains a 10th century castle and many traditional buildings
from the 15th to 19th centuries, including the Palace of the Duke
of Braganca ('Paco Ducal'), a World Heritage site; the Church of
Nossa Senhora da Oliveira which has a sculpture-laden front and
a museum in the cloisters; the Santa Clara Convent; Gothic arches;
and a monastery ('Monesteiro de São Domingos') that holds
local archeological exhibitions.
Afonso Henriques became the first King of Portugal after a battle
during which his army defeated that of his mother in 1128.
The Moors who had invaded the south of Portugal (and Spain) were
pushed back into North Africa subsequent to this event. There is
a statue (1874) of King Afonso in the Paco Ducal.
A pleasant square in the heart of the old town is Largo da Oliveira
(Olive Tree Square).
In early June Guimarães stages an annual food fair of local
and overseas cuisine and on the first weekend in August is the Festas
de Cidade e Gualterianas, held in the town since 1452, with a market,
bullfighting music and floats. Sao Gualter is the town's patron
saint.
Guimarães Tourist Office
Alameda S. Damaso 83 (tel. 253/41-24-50).
Monday to Friday 9:30am-12:30pm and 2pm-6:30pm.
Getting to Guimarães
Fifteen trains daily make the 2-hour run between Porto
and Guimarães; the one-way cost is EUR 2.70 ($2.45).
Tel. 251/41-23-51.
Drive northwest from Porto on N105-2 and N105.
From Braga buses make frequent 1-hour trips during the
day. A single (one-way) bus ticket from Braga to the Guimarães
bus station, Quinta das Lameiras, is EUR 2 ($1.80). Tel. 253/42-35-00.
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Quinta de Corujeiras
Close to Guimarães
5 luxury apartments. Prices: around EUR 53. Breakfast included EUR
58. Shower, lawn, pool.
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Tásquilado Bar
Rua de Santa Maria 42
Tel. 253 515 197
Cool sounds till 2am.
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football team
Vitoria Guimarães
Stadium name: Estadio Dom
Afonso Henriques Seats 30,000. North-west of city center.
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