Private Tour: Guimares and Braga Day Trip from Porto

Leave Porto for a day trip to two of Portugal’s most cultured cities. Accompanied by a private guide, travel to Guimarães, which lays claim to being the nation’s birthplace and boasts a UNESCO-listed center. View monuments that spell out its rich past, including the storybook turreted Guimarães Castle and the Palace of the Dukes of Braganza. Then, spend the afternoon in Braga, discovering its strong Christian roots at the Cathedral of Braga and Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary. Enjoy personalized attention from your private guide and a flexible itinerary.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Se de Braga, R. Dom Paio Mende, Braga 4700-424 Portugal

Our guide will make an explanation of the cathedral and it's history on the outside, if you wish you can enter the Cathedral (entrance fee not included) where either a Cathedral guide or our guide will explain what you are passing by

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Paco dos Duques de Braganca, Rua Conde Dom Henrique, Guimaraes 4800-412 Portugal

Our guide will make an explanation of the palace and it's history, if you wish you can enter the Palace (entrance fee not included) where our guide will explain what you are seeing

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Guimaraes Castle, Rua Conde D. Henrique Paço dos Duques, Guimaraes 4810-245 Portugal

Our guide will make an explanation of the castle and it's history, if you wish you can enter the Castle (entrance fee not included) where our guide will explain what you are seeing more in depth

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Elevador do Bom Jesus do Monte, Largo do Santuario do Bom Jesus Tenões, Braga 4715-056 Portugal

Here you will visit the site (church and staircase) while our guide will explaining the history of the religious site

Duration: 30 minutes