Guimarães and Braga Private Tour Full Day Shrines Monasteries and Monuments

Guimarães and Braga Private Tour Full Day Shrines Monasteries and Monuments

A visit to Porto isn’t complete without a tour out to get a true feeling of the liveliness of Guimarães, "Cradle of the Nation" or "Cradle City", and its historical heritage and the true feeling of the vitality of Braga and its historical heritage.
Overview
Take the opportunity to visit one of the most beautiful places in Portugal, Guimarães, a medieval town with its roots in the 10th century, and is known as "Cradle of the Nation" or "Cradle City" for its crucial role in the foundation of Portugal and there may be born D. Afonso Henriques, the first Portuguese King.
In the afternoon Braga, founded by the Romans in 16 BC is one of the oldest Christian metropole in the world and is known as the City of Archbishops.
Braga is a destination of choice in the Religious Tourism segment, either because it possesses a vast religious heritage built in the likeness of Rome, or because of its celebrations, which have their maximum exponent in Holy Week.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Liberdade Square, Avenida dos Aliados Baixa, Porto 4000-322 Portugal

The Praça da Liberdade (Liberty Square) is Porto’s main square and it connects the old town with the modern part of the city.

The plaza is in the heart of Porto, very close to the Torre dos Clérigos (Clérigos Tower) and São Bento Railway Station.

In the middle of the Praça is a 10-meter bronze equestrian statue of King Peter IV from 1862. The King holds the Constitution in his hands and shows it to the people, itself a symbol of the King since he fought to protect it during the Liberal Wars.


Stop At: Praca de S. Tiago, Centro Historico 4800-445 Guimarães, Guimaraes 4800-445 Portugal

Caminhe a pé pela Plaza de Santiago, que ainda preserva a mariposa medieval.

Ande no Largo da Oliveira, o coração da burguesia Vimaranense.

Caminhe até ao Padrão do Salado, único no país, pela sua forma e arquitectura.

Visite a Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, do século XII.

Visite a Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Consolação e os Passos Sagrados, construída em 1594.

Visite a Igreja de S. Miguel do Castelo, em estilo românico.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Guimaraes Castle, Rua Conde D. Henrique Paço dos Duques, Guimaraes 4810-245 Portugal

Visita ao Castelo de Guimarães, onde batalhas heróicas foram travadas para defender a integridade do jovem reino de Portugal.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro, Av. Nossa Sra. do Sameiro 44, Braga 4715-616 Portugal

Visita ao Santuário e Miradouro Panorâmico de Nossa Senhora do Sameiro, um monumento de singular beleza com valor arquitectónico e religioso e uma vista panorâmica de tirar o fôlego sobre toda a região.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Bom Jesus do Monte, Estrada de Sao Pedro, Braga 4715-165 Portugal

Visita ao Santuário do Bom Jesus do Monte com estilo barroco mas com múltiplos testemunhos de rococó e neoclassicismo.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Se de Braga, Se Primaz Rua Dom Paio Mendes, Braga 4700-424 Portugal

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Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Paco dos Duques de Braganca, Rua Conde Dom Henrique, Guimaraes 4800-412 Portugal

Visita ao Palácio dos Duques de Bragança, residência de família soberana.

Visita ao Museu de S. António Capuchos, para visitar a igreja conventual e a sua magnífica sacristia do século XVI.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Santuario da Penha, Rua Nossa Senhora da Penha Penha, Guimaraes 4810-233 Portugal

Visita ao Santuário da Penha, símbolo da fé e farol de Guimarães. Um monumento de singular beleza e valor arquitectónico e religioso.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Endless Weekend Tours, R. Poente da Colónia do Dr. Manuel Laranjeira 10, 4200-451 Porto, Portugal

Endless Weekend offers driver-guided private tours in and from Porto to their monuments and histories, to nature regions, to demarcated wine regions, gastronomic and much more, all at the helm of our luxury Vans and Suvs.
Rain or shine, we have a good time!


Duration: 5 minutes