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Things to do in Braga & Guimarães
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Sightlore has 23 places to explore in Braga & Guimarães, and 10 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Braga & Guimarães's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Bom Jesus do Monte
The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte is a Portuguese Catholic shrine in Tenões, outside the city of Braga, in northern Portugal. Its name means Good Jesus of the Mount.
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Castle of Guimarães
The Castle of Guimarães is the principal medieval castle in the municipality Guimarães, in the northern region of Portugal.
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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira is a collegiate church in Guimarães, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Guimarães.
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Braga Cathedral
The Cathedral of Braga is a Roman Catholic church in the northern city of Braga, Portugal. Due to its long history and artistic significance, it is also one of the most important buildings in the country.
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Congregados Basilica
The Congregados Basilica in Portuguese, Basílica dos Congregados is a Portuguese 18th-century baroque Basilica in Braga, Portugal.
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Palace of the Dukes of Braganza
The Ducal Palace of the Braganza or Palace of the Dukes of Braganza is a medieval estate and former residence of the first Dukes of Braganza, located in the historical centre of Guimarães (Oliveira do Castelo), in the north-western part of Portugal.
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Santuário da Penha
Catholic pilgrimage church on Monte da Penha above Guimarães, begun in 1930.
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Fountain of the Idol
The Fountain of the Idol is a Roman fountain located in the civil parish of São José de São Lázaro, in the municipality of Braga, northern Portugal.
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Arco da Porta Nova
The Arch of the New Gate is a Baroque and Neoclassical arch, designed by André Soares in the late 18th century, in the civil parish of Sé, municipality of Braga, in northern Portugal.
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Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro or Sanctuary of Sameiro is a sanctuary and Marian shrine in Braga, Portugal.
Discovery routes in Braga & Guimarães
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
From Braga to Guimarães: cathedral, sanctuaries, castle
From the Arco da Porta Nova to Braga Cathedral, the Fountain of the Idol and the Congregados Basilica, the sanctuaries of Bom Jesus do Monte and Sameiro, the Sanctuary of Penha, then Guimarães: the Church of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, the Palace of the Dukes of Braganza and Guimarães Castle.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Fountain of the Idol
The Fountain of the Idol is a Roman fountain located in the civil parish of São José de São Lázaro, in the municipality of Braga, northern Portugal.
Palace of the Dukes of Braganza
The Ducal Palace of the Braganza or Palace of the Dukes of Braganza is a medieval estate and former residence of the first Dukes of Braganza, located in the historical centre of Guimarães (Oliveira do Castelo), in the north-western part of Portugal.
Castle of Guimarães
The Castle of Guimarães is the principal medieval castle in the municipality Guimarães, in the northern region of Portugal.
Bracara Augusta
The Roman name of present-day Braga, founded by Emperor Augustus between 15 and 13 BC.
Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone
Historic Centre of Guimarães is an urban area in the city of Guimarães, Portugal. Dating back to the Middle Ages, it covers an area of 16 hectares and retains many buildings constructed from medieval times until the 19th century.
Mamoa de Lamas
Neolithic burial mound of about 3000 BC in Lamas, just south of Braga, reconstructed in 1993.
Roman Thermae of Maximinus
The Roman Thermae of Maximinus, are the archaeological ruins of a monumental building and public baths, whose construction was integrated into the urban renewal of the civitas of Bracara Augusta (later Braga), the Roman provincial capital of Gallaecia.
Ponte do Prado
The Bridge of Prado is a bridge constructed over the Cávado River, in the civil parish of Vila de Prado, municipality of Vila Verde, in Norte Region, Portugal northern Portugal.
Theatro Circo
The Theatre Circo is a 20th-century, Portuguese revivalist theatre, in the civil parish of São João do Souto, municipality of Braga.
Places of worship
Braga Cathedral
The Cathedral of Braga is a Roman Catholic church in the northern city of Braga, Portugal. Due to its long history and artistic significance, it is also one of the most important buildings in the country.
Congregados Basilica
The Congregados Basilica in Portuguese, Basílica dos Congregados is a Portuguese 18th-century baroque Basilica in Braga, Portugal.
Bom Jesus do Monte
The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte is a Portuguese Catholic shrine in Tenões, outside the city of Braga, in northern Portugal. Its name means Good Jesus of the Mount.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro or Sanctuary of Sameiro is a sanctuary and Marian shrine in Braga, Portugal.
Santuário da Penha
Catholic pilgrimage church on Monte da Penha above Guimarães, begun in 1930.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira is a collegiate church in Guimarães, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Guimarães.
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
The Chapel of the Coimbras is a Manueline chapel located in the civil parish of São João do Souto, in the municipality of Braga.
Ruínas arqueológicas de São Martinho de Dume
The Monastery of Dumio (sometimes Dumium or Dumio, in Portuguese São Martinho de Dume), is a former paleo-Christian monastery in the civil parish of Dume, municipality of Braga, in northwestern Portugal.
Igreja e Convento do Pópulo
Pópulo Church is a Neoclassical church located in Braga, Portugal.
Igreja de Santa Cruz
The Holy Cross Church in Portuguese, Igreja de Santa Cruz is a Portuguese 17th century church in Braga, Portugal, dedicated to the Holy Cross.
Chapel of São Frutuoso
The Chapel of São Frutuoso, also known as the Chapel of São Frutuoso of Montélios or the Chapel of São Salvador of Montélios, is a pre-Romanesque chapel in the civil parish of Real, municipality of Braga.
Monastery of São Martinho de Tibães
The Monastery of St Martin of Tibães is a monastery in the parish of Mire de Tibães near Braga in northern Portugal.
Monuments
Arco da Porta Nova
The Arch of the New Gate is a Baroque and Neoclassical arch, designed by André Soares in the late 18th century, in the civil parish of Sé, municipality of Braga, in northern Portugal.
Fountain of Campo das Hortas
The Fountain of Campo das Hortas is a fountain located in civil parish of Sé, municipality of Braga in northern Portugal.
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