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Authentic Braga And Guimarães Tour Including Lunch

★★★★★ 5 / 5 5 Reviews
Travel towards the most important cities of northern Portugal: Braga and Guimarães. Start by visiting Guimarães, a UNESCO World Heritage-listed town. The tour continues to Braga, a city with an extensive history considered the Portuguese baroque capital. Duration: 9 Hours (approx.)
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Enjoy the scenic landscapes of Minho, noted for its popular Vinho Verde, and visit two of the region’s historic cities, Guimarães and Braga, to discover their architectural heritage.

The first stop on this full-day tour is Guimarães, the birthplace of Portugal, and whose city center has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001. Marvel at the Guimarães Castle, dating from the 10th century, where you’ll learn about the early period of Portugal’s history. Admire the Dukes of Bragança Palace and the architecture of this medieval city, full of unique buildings, streets, and squares.

Continue on to Braga, a city once occupied by the Romans and one of the most important Christian centers of the ancient Gallaecia Romana. You’ll visit the city center and take a break to enjoy lunch at a typical local restaurant. After that continue learning about the history of Braga and pay a visit to its most important landmarks such as the Cathedral from the 11th century, the Bom Jesus do Monte, and the Sameiro Sanctuary.

This is a very complete tour where you will learn about the history of Portugal, see different types of architecture (medieval, gothic, baroque, and contemporary), beautiful landscapes and taste good local food. Come and join this unique tour.

- What Will You Do

- Visit the 10th century Guimarães castle
- Marvel the architecture of the Braganças Dukes Palace
- Enjoy a walking tour through the old town in Guimarães
- See Braga's cathedral, dated from the 11th century
- Go to Bom Jesus do Monte, a masterpiece of the portuguese baroque architecture

- What Is Included

- Hotel pick-up and drop off
- Lunch at a typical local restaurant
- Professional guide
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Small-group tour

- What Is Not Included

- Food and drinks, except if specified

- Transfers

Pick up and drop off at your hotel or private address

Customer Reviews (5 reviews)

10/10

★★★★★ Reviewed by Roy on 2019-10-28
We traveled with Andre, to Braga and Guimaraes on a small group day trip. No one in our party of 4 could find fault with the trip, the lunch provided was excellent. Andre’s knowledge and people skills were superb, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this operator/trip to anyone wishing to explore beyond Porto

Perfect tour of Braga and Guimarães with Helio

★★★★★ Reviewed by Sofya on 2019-07-17
We had an amazing trip to Braga and Guimarães with Helio. Braga is a beautiful city and should not be missed. Helio is very knowledgeable, friendly and attentive.Thank you Helio for the outstanding day!

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★★★★★ Reviewed by Kelly on 2019-06-04
We had a wonderful day trip to Braga and Guimarães. Very personalized. Helio had so much knowledge and was very friendly. So glad we included this tour in our travel plan as it offered unique history, beautiful places, and a lovely lunch with wine!

Great overview for those short on time

★★★★★ Reviewed by Ashley on 2019-02-24
The small group tour was a great way to see Braga and Guimaraes in a single day, and provided a nice overview of the highlights of both places. Our guide, Nuno, was extremely personable and knowledgeable about the sites we were visiting, and was good about keeping us informed of the itinerary throughout the day. The highlight for me was the amazing view from the cathedral in Braga, with seeing the old city of Guimaraes as a close second. Lunch was good and quite filling (We were given a choice of meat or fish--I had the seabass) and the vinho verde was nice to try. I really enjoyed the small group format, as having only 6 people on the tour allowed us to ask lots of questions and get to know our fellow travelers. Definitely recommend.

The Best Day With The Most Beautiful Views

★★★★★ Reviewed by Aimee on 2018-09-17
As a group of 4 wanting to see as much of Portugal as we could, we decided to book a day trip out of Porto. We were incredibly pleased with this private group tour option. Our guide, Hélio, was very engaging, knowledgeable and adaptive. We loved that we were able to get picked up (and dropped back off) right from our AirBNB. We stopped for coffee, which we all desperately needed (thank you, vacation!) Our guide was a great driver and made us feel very safe. Hélio was a wealth of information and always made sure we understood. We learned so much along the way. He gave us options to slow down if needed, and when faced with the usual lunch spot being closed, he was quick to find an even better option that we all enjoyed; The black pork and green wine were so tasty! Overall, we were more than satisfied with our day tour and wished we had more time to do another before we left.

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Pricing

Price per person:
- Adult (18 to 99): 90.00 
- Child (5 to 17): 45.00 
- Infant (1 to 4): 0.00 

Experience Info

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- Duration: 9 hours
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Meeting Point

Guimarães
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