Minho Tour Private (Braga and Guimarães) Full Day
Features
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
9 hours
- Porto City Walking Tour (available from the day after your experience)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
- Private tour
- Driver/guide
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Board on a private full day tour filled with history and content, acompanied with an expert guide who will lead you through Braga and Guimarães.
Find out the famous Triângle of Faith in Braga and the well-known Guimarães Castle one of the 7 wonders of Portugual. Discouver the beauty of...
- Duration 9 Hours
- Private Tour
- 1
Porto
Your expert guide will collect you from your hotel/accommodation or meeting point and will drive you to Braga, our first stop.
On your way to the Minho Region, your guide will give you insights regarding the Portuguese history, development and cultural facts of portuguese heritage.- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 2
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro
The first stop and visit will be at the highest point of our tour:
Sitting at the top of the hill of the same name, at 566 metres of altitude, the Shrine of Our Lady of Sameiro is one of the most visited places of Marian worship in Portugal, providing...- Duration 20 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 3
Bom Jesus Funicular
Sitting at the top of the hill of the same name, at 566 metres of altitude, the Shrine of Our Lady of Sameiro is one of the most visited places of Marian worship in Portugal, providing a privileged view over the city of Braga. Every year attracting many devotees, especially...
- Duration 30 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 4
Se de Braga
The first cathedral, older than Portugal.
The Cathedral of Braga was the first Portuguese cathedral, erected several decades before the founding of the country. It began to be built at the end of the 11th century, and was concecrated and dedicated to the Virgin Mary by Bishop Pedro in a...
- Duration 30 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Included
- 5
Braga
It's now time for a break.
If you chose the lunch included option the guide will take you to a local restaurant where you will have a delicious traditional portuguese meal with drinks included.
Try the very famous "Vinho Verde" wine, a white wine with unique caracteristics.
If you decided...- Duration 1 Hour•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 6
Guimaraes
After lunch, we will go on a short drive to Guimarães:
Is considered the birthplace of Portugal because Afonso Henriques, who went on to be the first king of Portugal, was born here.- Duration 2 Hours•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 7
Guimaraes Castle
The castle´s presence evokes the exciting mixture of legend, poetry and heroism that surrounds the beginning of Portuguese history. On this Monte Largo (Broad Hill), the nucleus of the future nation of Portugal was first developed.
In circa 968, Mumadona, the countess of Galicia, ordered a castle to be built...
- Duration 30 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Included
- 8
Igreja de Sao Miguel do Castelo
The small church of S. Miguel do Castelo was built in the 13th century. However, according to tradition, this church would have been built in the 12th century by Count Dom Henrique (Henry of Burgundy), where he would have baptised his son, the 1st King of Portugal Dom Afonso Henriques.
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- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 9
Centro Historico de Guimaraes
The historical centre in the area that was within the Guimarães city walls, is associated with the formation and identity of Portugal, and was classified a World Heritage site based on the originality and authenticity applied in its restoration. The city still has a harmonious, well-preserved heritage that is evident...
- Duration 30 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
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