Day Trip Braga and Guimarães with Lunch from Porto

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Duration:9 hours (approx.)
Location: Porto, Northern Portugal

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Travel north on a day trip from Porto to two of northern Portugal's historic cities, which are currently basking in the European spotlight. First, discover the country's origins in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed town of Guimarães. Home to a 10th-century castle and the Dukes of Braganza Palace, the town today is filled with pride for being named the European Capital of Culture for 2012. Then visit the city of Braga, founded by the Romans more than 2,000 years ago. The oldest Christian city in Portugal, Braga is celebrated today as the 2012 European Capital of Youth.

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Our first stop will be Braga, the capital of Minho, and then we will discover the historic city of Guimarães. Prepare your cameras and come with us to explore two of the most important cities in the history of Portugal! Braga is a city in the far north of Portugal, northeast of Porto. It is known for heritage and religious events. To the east, the Bom Jesus do Monte complex has a neoclassical church perched on an elaborate 17-story staircase. In the city center, the medieval-style Sé de Braga houses a museum of sacred art and the Gothic-style Chapel of the Kings. Nearby, the imposing Archbishop's Palace overlooks the Santa Barbara Garden.
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One of the biggest highlights of this tour. Famous for its endless stairs and baroque details, this place will definitely impress you! Not only a religious monument, it is also a truly romantic and relaxing place with amazing views of Braga. Here, nature is privileged and protected with the utmost care.
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The magnificent Braga Cathedral (also known as Braga Cathedral), a monument that combines three different styles: Romanesque, Manueline and Baroque. It is the oldest cathedral in Portugal - it was even built several decades before the founding of the country! Undoubtedly, this imposing cathedral is Braga's biggest landmark.
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After lunch in Braga, we will leave for Guimarães, the birthplace of Portugal and World Heritage, since 2001. Guimarães is a true example of the evolution of a medieval city throughout history! This was the city where the first king of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques was born. The history of Guimarães is related to the foundation of national identity and the Portuguese language.
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National symbol of the tenth century. From the outside, its medieval structure is impressive; Inside you can have magnificent views across the city. Afterwards, we will continue to pass by the Palace of the Dukes of Bragança and visit the Church of São Miguel.
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Observe the imposing statue of D. Afonso Henriques and walk through Martins Sarmento Square. To end this short walking tour, discover Santa Maria Street, the Town Hall, Santiago Square and Senhora da Oliveira Church.

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Posted By : PAUL_M
A very pleasant tour of some of the areas of Portugal outside of Porto Braga is the 3rd largest city and gummeries is a beautiful town this a tour welll worth taking.
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 03:07:30

Posted By : Sagarika_C
Enjoyable experience. Tour operator was well informed, shared many historical facts. Enough time to see the places well.
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Posted On : 2024-04-06 16:47:55

Posted By : Qionglin_F
Overall it was a great day trip to these 2 important places in Portrugal history. Our guide August was very helpful and responsible. He gave us many informative information and we learned a lot from him. The included 4 course lunch was also very nice. The only draw back was the instruction to the meeting place was not very clear. It didn't say we needed to go into the tourist center to sign in so we just waited outside the tourist center until we called them.
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Posted On : 2024-03-31 11:03:00

Posted By : Celina_T
The best part of this tour was our guide. Gustavo and the arranged lunch. We had a rainy and cold day to see Braga and Guimarães. Gustavo made it as fun and interesting as possible considering the weather. The lunch was excellent and a welcome respite from the terrible weather. Thank you Gustavo!
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Posted On : 2024-03-26 14:39:31

Posted By : Michele_B
Wonderful tour!
Excellent, attentive, knowledgeable guide and wonderful and helpful driver.
When I couldn't do a walk-around at one of the sites, the driver offered to escort
me to a church on flat ground while the group was doing the other activity. He helped me
navigate the steps into the church and left me to a private viewing. I was very appreciative of his consideration, thoughtfulness and desire to make this tour a good experience for me.
Our guide was very considerate of my limitations, as well. Portugal is hard to navigate because of hills and cobblestone everywhere, but this guide and driver made it a very pleasant experience.
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Posted On : 2024-01-03 13:53:01

Posted By : Andres_M
Our bus had a sour mold/mildew smell that was hard to get past. Although we enjoyed the tour and saw some amazing places. Unfortunately our tour Guide English was limited and gave much more indeapth explanation in Portuguese than English
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Posted On : 2023-12-31 04:18:55

Posted By : Peter_D
Castro The guides knowledge of the places visited and history of the Portuguese people was amazing . A good day trip despite poor weather.
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Posted On : 2023-11-17 12:36:36

Posted By : Ricardo_C
Honestly the best part of this tour was Bom Jesus on top of the hill and our tour guide. The rest I would skip. The tour guide was amazing and knowledgeable. However the tour was both in English and Portuguese, which took so so much time repeating everything twice. Our fellow tourists were extremely rude and would never show up on time of meet up at different locations. We had wasted so much time waiting for them, the tour guide needs to be more strict. So by the time we made it to the last destination we had no real time to explore the beautiful town. The lunch that came with the tour was good, however a huge waste of time because service was so slow. We wasted more time on waiting for food then actually exploring the towns. I say if you want to go to this two places do it by yourself and explore. Don’t waste your money on this tour, unless they make some changes.
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Posted On : 2023-11-17 00:40:19

Posted By : Rene_N
We didnt visit the church of Our Lady Of Sameiro which was one of the highlights and strongly recommended on the itinerary. I felt CHEATED and that 'Viator DID NOT DO' anything with my complaint ! Viator should remove this from their site ! Very disappointed with Viator in which I really trust for years with my daytrip tours.
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Posted On : 2023-10-29 14:25:49

Posted By : Lawrence_A
We went to Braga on a cold rainy day so I'm sure the experience would have been better if the weather had cooperated. We did not go up and down on the stairs which seems to be a good part of the experience. The trip was well organized by the tour company. The guide was a bit flat.
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Posted On : 2023-10-27 11:25:44