Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Braga, Portugal

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Number of sights 26 sights
Distance 6 km
Ascend 126 m
Descend 109 m

Experience Braga in Portugal in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in BragaIndividual Sights in Braga

Sight 1: Igreja de Maximinos

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Igreja de Maximinos

The Church of Maximinos, or Church of São Pedro, is located in Maximinos, in the current Parish of Braga, in Braga, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Igreja de Maximinos (PT)

757 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: Teatro Romano do Alto da Cividade

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Teatro Romano do Alto da Cividade

The Roman Theatre of Bracara Augusta, in Alto da Cividade, next to the Roman Baths of Maximinos, in Braga, is the only Roman theatre in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula.

Wikipedia: Teatro Romano do Alto da Cividade (PT), Heritage Website Arqueologia

351 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Ruínas romanas das Carvalheiras

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The Roman ruins of Carvalheiras, also referred to as Insula de Bracara Augusta, are located in the parish of Braga, city and municipality of Braga, district of the same name, in Portugal.

Wikipedia: Ruínas romanas das Carvalheiras (PT), Heritage Website Arqueologia, Heritage Website

190 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Domus Escola Velha da Sé

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The Roman Insula under the building of the Sé School is a set of structures that correspond to an insula built in the first century and whose occupation survived until the fifth century. Also visible at the site are remnants of the foundation of the medieval wall that are attached to a panel of one of the defensive towers.

Wikipedia: Ínsula romana sob edifício da Escola da Sé (PT)

263 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Museu da Imagem

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Museu da Imagem No machine-readable author provided. Snitrom assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Image Museum or in Portuguese Museu da Imagem is located in Braga, Portugal and is dedicated to photography.

Wikipedia: Image Museum (Portugal) (EN)

10 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Arco da Porta Nova

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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. The triumphal arch which decorates the western entrance to the medieval wall of the city, was opened in 1512 and traditionally used to present the city's keys to dignitaries and celebrities.

Wikipedia: Arco da Porta Nova (EN)

108 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Fountain of Campo das Hortas

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The Fountain of Campo das Hortas is a fountain located in civil parish of Sé, municipality of Braga in northern Portugal.

Wikipedia: Fountain of Campo das Hortas (EN)

165 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Casa dos Cunha Reis

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Casa dos Cunha Reis, also referred to as Casa Grande, is located in the parish of Braga, city and municipality of Braga, district of the same name, in Portugal.

Wikipedia: Casa Grande (Braga) (PT), Heritage Website

195 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Capela de São Miguel-o-Anjo

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Capela de São Miguel-o-Anjo

The Chapel of São Miguel-o-Anjo is located in the parish of Maximinos, city of Braga. It was originally built in the early eighteenth century, in the Carvalheiras area, near the Cathedral of Braga and was the place where the archbishops dressed to make their solemn entry into the Cathedral.

Wikipedia: Capela de São Miguel-o-Anjo (PT)

181 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Balneário Pré-Romano de Bracara

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The Pre-Roman Spa of Bracara or Pre-Roman Spa of the CP Station, is located in the city of Braga, more specifically in the new Railway Station, or in a historical context, it was located 300 m from the wall (future) of the Roman city of Bracara Augusta. It was discovered during the excavations of the new train station in Braga. It is about 4 m long x 2 m wide, and according to archaeologists it was built during the pre-Roman period in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula.

Wikipedia: Balneário Pré-Romano de Bracara (PT)

712 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 11: Igreja do Pópulo

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Pópulo Church is a Neoclassical church located in Braga, Portugal. The church has been classified as Property of Public Interest since 1977.

Wikipedia: Pópulo Church (EN)

246 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Fonte do Pelicano

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The Pelican Fountain is located in the center of Praça do Município in Braga.

Wikipedia: Fonte do Pelicano (PT)

180 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Pelourinho de Braga

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Pelourinho de Braga snitrom / CC BY 2.5

The Pillory of Braga is a 15th-century sculpted stone column with symbolic political, administrative and judicial significance, located in the civil parish of Maximinos, Sé e Cividade, municipality of Braga.

Wikipedia: Pillory of Braga (EN)

37 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 14: Sé Catedral de Santa Maria Maior

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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. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Braga and of the Primate Archbishop of Portugal and Spain.

Wikipedia: Braga Cathedral (EN), Heritage Website Sipa, Website, Heritage Website

275 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Ruínas Romanas do Edifício das Frigideiras do Cantinho

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The oldest restaurant establishment in the city of Braga, "Frigideiras do Cantinho" was founded at the end of the century. XVIII, in 1796, in the reign of D. Maria I.

Wikipedia: Ruínas Romanas do Edifício das "Frigideiras do Cantinho" (PT), Website

203 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Jardim de Santa Bárbara

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Jardim de Santa Bárbara José Goncalves / CC BY 3.0

The Garden of Santa Barbara is a municipal garden in the civil parish of Sé, municipality of Braga, alongside the eastern wing of the historical Archbishop's Palace of Braga.

Wikipedia: Garden of Santa Barbara (Braga) (EN)

197 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: Igreja dos Terceiros

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The Church of the Third or Church of the Third of São Francisco is located in the parish of Braga, city and municipality of Braga, district of the same name, in Portugal.

Wikipedia: Igreja dos Terceiros (PT), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

80 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 18: Torre de Menagem do Castelo Medieval de Braga

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Torre de Menagem do Castelo Medieval de BragaK. Kendall from Portland, OR, USA / CC BY 2.0

Castle of Braga is a historical fortification and defensive line encircling the city of Braga. While, in fact, the only remains of this structure are the various gates and towers along its perimeter, the main keep tower, located in the civil parish of São João do Souto, is the only true remnant of the medieval castle.

Wikipedia: Castle of Braga (EN)

125 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 19: Casa dos Crivos

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Casa dos Crivos

The Residence of the Crivos is a Renaissance-era shop/residence constructed outside the old walls of Braga, in the civil parish of São João do Souto, municipality of Braga. It is characteristic of late Renaissance architecture and one of the few examples of a building covered in wood-lattice facade from this period.

Wikipedia: Casa dos Crivos (EN)

293 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 20: Centro Interpretativo Memórias da Misericórdia de Braga

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The Palace of Raio is a Baroque era residence in the urbanized area of the municipality of Braga, in the civil parish of São José de São Lázaro. It is an example of the late Baroque, early Rococo style of decoration by Portuguese architect André Soares, notable for his influence in the northern Baroque movement.

Wikipedia: Raio Palace (EN)

107 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 21: Fonte do Ídolo

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Fonte do Ídolo

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. Located in the former territory of the Callaici Bracari, the granite rock fountain/spring has Latin inscriptions, dedicated to the Gallaecian and Lusitanian gods Tongoenabiagus and Nabia.

Wikipedia: Fountain of the Idol (EN), Heritage Website

373 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 22: Igreja da Lapa

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The Church of Lapa is located in the former parish of São João do Souto, in the current parish of Braga, in the historic center of the city of Braga, in the District of Braga, in Portugal, and is included in the Arcades Building, in Praça da República.

Wikipedia: Igreja da Lapa (Braga) (PT)

3 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 23: Arcada

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ArcadaVitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Arcada or "Largo da Arcada", is located in Praça da República de Braga, in the parish of São José de São Lázaro, in the historic center of the city of Braga, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Arcada (Braga) (PT)

165 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 24: Museu Nogueira da Silva

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Museu Nogueira da Silva Original uploader was Joseolgon at pt.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Nogueira da Silva Museum is located in Braga, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Nogueira da Silva Museum (EN)

183 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 25: Totus Tuus

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Totus Tuus

Totus tuus is a Latin greeting which was routinely used to sign off letters written in Latin, meaning "all yours", often abbreviated as "t.t.". In recent history Totus tuus was used by Pope John Paul II as his personal motto to express his personal Consecration to Mary based on the spiritual approach of Louis de Montfort and the Mariology in his works. The pontiff explained the meaning further in his 1994 book Crossing the Threshold of Hope where he defines it as not only an expression of piety but also of devotion that is deeply rooted in the Mystery of the Blessed Trinity.

Wikipedia: Totus Tuus (EN)

611 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 26: Igreja de São Victor

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Igreja de São Victor

The Church of São Victor is located in the parish of São Victor (Braga), in the city and municipality of Braga, district of the same name, in Portugal.

Wikipedia: Igreja de São Victor (PT)

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