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Best of Braga and Guimaraes Day Trip from Porto

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 9 hours

Departs: Porto, Porto

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

The Minho region is an old Portuguese province and its located in the North of Portugal. Minho is known for its green landscapes, crossed by affluent rivers, and the biodiversity enriches the views for those who visit Minho. The region presents a big coastal zone with beautiful beaches.

The full-day Tour to Minho gives you the opportunity to visit the region and two cities: Guimaraes and Braga. Travel through the Minho and visit the historical centers of these two cities learning about Portuguese history in the process. Then have a traditional lunch at a local restaurant.

What's Included

Admission ticket at Braga's Cathedral

Admission Ticket at Guimarães Castle

Confortable transportation on a Minibus with A/C

Hotel Pick-up & Hotel Drop-Off in Porto & Gaia (with Option with Hotel Pick-up is selected)

Hotel Pick-up & Hotel Drop-Off in Porto (with Option with Hotel Pick-up is selected)

Professional Guide

Traditional lunch with drinks incldued (only for options with lunch included)

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Personal expenses

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 3
CHILD: Age: 4 - 12
ADULT: Age: 13 - 99

Additional Info

All tours depart from Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Pick up: Central Oporto and Vila Nova de Gaia hotels, for option with pick up included
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Third party services are subject to availability and may change without notice
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
We support our communities. By taking a tour with us you are contributing to our cause: we offer a meal for the homeless and people in need.

All tours depart from Porto
Certified with the CLEAN AND SAFE by the Portuguese Tourism Board and SAFE TRAVELS certification by the WTTC. Internal Protocol and Contigency plan was implemented with certified training of all staff. Cleaning and desinfecting measures are implemented fo
Duration: the hours of duration are approximate 9 hours, The Tour is subject to local traffic, visit schedules, etc
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Lunch: included for option with lunch
Meeting point (for option with no hotel pick up): Living Tours at Rua Mouzinho da Silveira 352, 4050 - Porto, next to São Bento train Station
Pick up: Central Oporto hotels, for option with pick up included
Regular temperature checks for staff
Reservation is mandatory and requires an email request/confirmation. Bookings must be confirmed at least 48 hours befor the date of the servisse. Cancellations within 48 hours or less will be fully charged.
Specialized infant seats are available
The services included in the tours/wine estate visits, restaurants, etc) are subject to 3rd party availability and may change without prior notice.
Tours run in groups between 8 and 29 people
Usually our tours run in one language but there are cases of one extras language or more.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers

What To Expect

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.

• Admission Ticket Free

Bom Jesus Funicular

Famous for religious reasons but also for its architecture, the famous staircase and being the cause of the vertical tram, an amazing piece of 19th century engineering. This was the first of its kind to be installed in Portugal in 1882 and still uses its water powered system to power the 300 meter ramp in just 3min.
The church was built by Carlos Amarante, who gave it an Italian-inspired neo-classical design that harmoniously blends into the landscape of northern Portugal.
The staircase leading to the top contains 17 landings adorned with symbolic fountains, allegorical statues, and Baroque-style decorations along themes: Stations of the Cross, Five Senses, the Virtues, Moses receiving the Commandments and at the top, the eight biblical figures that contributed to Jesus' condemnation. Any visitor must take in the view from the bottom of the staircase. Facing up are the ornate granite fountains on the various landings and the white chalice-like outline on which the church itself "sits".

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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 solemn session on August 28, 1089. Competing in power with the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela and is the jewel of the city. D. Henrique and D. Teresa, parents of the first king of Portugal, are buried in the Chapel of Kings.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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 to not to include lunch on your tour, you will have free time and restaurant options to lunch on your own or to explore a bit more Braga's old city center.
(Vegetarian option during lunch is available, make sure you request it during the booking process)

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

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 on this site, where the population could seek refuge from the constant attacks unleashed upon them by the hordes of Vikings, who arrived by sea from the north of Europe, and the Muslims, who made raids from the territories that they occupied to the south.

On taking over the governorship of the province known as Portucalense from his father-in-law, Alfonso VI of León, Count Henry ordered another larger and more solid construction to be built. This represented the beginning of the important defensive structure that we can now see today, dominated by the square keep that stands between the four towers guarding each of the four corners of the walls.

Although this is not strictly documented, it is very likely that the building that stands against the inner part of the northern wall was the residence of Count Henry and the birthplace of his son Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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.

Of Romanic style and reduced dimensions, this church reveals great simplicity in terms of decoration. Inside, under the floor of this church lie buried the great warriors of the nation’s founding period.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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 in the graceful iron verandas, granite balconies and porticos, mansions, arches connecting the narrow streets, paving slabs smoothed by time, towers and cloisters. For a moment you might imagine yourself to be in a mediaeval setting, where the nobility built their houses over time, such as the Mota Prego house, the Vila Flor and Toural palaces, and the many others that give Guimarães its unique atmosphere.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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