Inside Amarante

Inside Amarante

Come discover Amarante and let yourself be enveloped by the stories, traditions and flavors that the city has to offer you. Meet and let yourself be enveloped by this passionate filled history city. History that begins in the age of the stone, happening through the presence of the Roman Impero and enormously marked by the presence of S. Gonçalo and the French troops during the French invasions II. The city itself has a religious image, perhaps for its monumental convent of S. Gonçalo bathed by the bucolic Tâmega River or its majestic baroque churches and its beautiful and magnificent S. Gonçalo bridge.

The discovery of great personalities such as Amadeu de Souza-Cardoso, Teixeira de Pascoaes or António do Lago Cerqueira is equally irrefutable.

Discover Amarante with a local inhabitant who will not only be a guide but also a friend to present your house!

Itinerary
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Stop At: Sao Goncalo Church, Praca da Republica, Amarante 4600-038 Portugal

We will start the city tour in this place where we will present the history and growth of the city from the presence of the Roman Empire until the arrival of S. Goncalo and finalizing in the construction of the church.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ponte de Sao Goncalo, Rua do Tamega 124 Em574, Amarante 4600-123 Portugal

Presentation of the history of the bridge and its evolution over the years as well as its role, fundamental in the French invasions.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Amadeo De Souza Cardoso Museum, Alameda Teixeira de Pascoaes, Amarante 4600-011 Portugal

Presentation of the history of the city of Amarante and its most outstanding personalities without ever forgetting Amadeo de Souza Cardoso.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Parque Florestal de Amarante, Amarante 4600-758 Portugal

Presentation of the history of the city of Amarante and its most outstanding personalities with walking along the Tâmega River with the forest park as a backdrop.

Duration: 30 minutes