Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Braga, Portugal

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 2.7 km
Ascend 56 m
Descend 78 m

Explore Braga in Portugal with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in BragaIndividual Sights in Braga

Sight 1: 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)

184 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: 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)

168 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: 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, in Portugal.

Wikipedia: Arcada (Braga) (PT)

3 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 4: Igreja da Lapa

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The Church of Lapa is located in the parish of São João do Souto, in the historic center of the city of Braga, in the district of the same name, in Portugal. It is located in the Arcade building, in Praça da República.

Wikipedia: Igreja da Lapa (Braga) (PT)

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Igreja dos Terceiros

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The Church of the Third or Church of the Third Parties 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 6: 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)

396 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: 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

51 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Palácio do Raio

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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)

941 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 9: 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

243 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Museu de Arqueologia Dom Diogo de Sousa

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The D. Diogo de Sousa Museum of Archaeology is an archaeology museum located in Braga, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Museu Regional de Arqueologia Dom Diogo de Sousa (PT), Website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube

569 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 11: Igreja de Maximinos

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Igreja de Maximinos

The Church of Maximinos is located in the parish of Maximinos, in Braga, Portugal. The current church was built in the time of the Archbishop of Braga, D. Gaspar de Bragança.

Wikipedia: Igreja de Maximinos (PT)

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