Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Braga, Portugal

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 6.9 km
Ascend 146 m
Descend 106 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: Igreja de Ferreiros

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Igreja de Ferreiros

The Church of Ferreiros is located in the parish of Ferreiros in Braga.

Wikipedia: Igreja de Ferreiros (PT)

1318 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 2: 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)

617 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Igreja de São Sebastião das Carvalheiras

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Igreja de São Sebastião das Carvalheiras

The Church of São Sebastião das Carvalheiras is a church located in the city of Braga, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Igreja de São Sebastião das Carvalheiras (PT)

374 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: 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 5: 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 6: 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 7: 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, in the 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 vested themselves to make their solemn entry into the Cathedral.

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

389 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Balneário Pré-Romano de Bracara

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The Pre-Roman Spa of Bracara or Pre-Roman Spa of 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 (future) wall of the Roman city of Bracara Augusta. It was discovered during the excavations of the new Braga train station. 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)

722 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 9: 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)

187 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: 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)

207 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: 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)

194 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: 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 13: 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 14: 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

369 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 15: 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)

3 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 16: 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)

168 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: 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)

305 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 18: Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque

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Campo Novo is a district of the same name in the parish of São Vicente, Braga, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Campo Novo (Braga) (PT)

482 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 19: 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)

610 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 20: 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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