A PERFECT PORTUGAL ROAD TRIP | BRAGA, GUIMARÃES + PENEDA-GERÊS
It’s time to go on a road trip in Portugal! If you saw my last Portugal vlog, you’ll know that I spent one week in Porto. I was there to explore because it was my first time in Portugal, but I ended up having to work most of the week - oops! So, I decided to squeeze some of the best towns in Northern Portugal (and the best days trip from Porto) into one day and take a little Portugal road trip. I wanted to write a guide to Northern Portugal with some easy day trips from Porto on my travel blog, so I choose a few places that I wanted to include: Braga, Guimarães and the beautiful Peneda-Gerês National Park.
I hope you enjoy joining us on this Portgual road trip. I would have loved to have done these trips separately and spent more time in Braga, Guimarães + Peneda-Gerês National Park, but sadly my week in Porto was already coming to an end. Still, I’m glad I managed to see a good amount of Northern Portugal and it’s always nice to have a reason to come back - something I’m sure will happen very soon :)
Thanks for joining me on this little Portugal road trip to Braga, Guiaraes and Penedea-Geres National Park. As always, thanks for watching and see you in the next one!
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Waterfalls, grapes and views. Nature in Portugal - Peneda-Gerês National Park
On a foggy day in Porto we decided to take the car and drive about 140km seeking for the Sun and nature in Gerês National Park. We did good
7 Lagoas - Parque Nacional Peneda-Gerês - Cabril
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Welcome to BRAGA. A Charming City in Northern Portugal.
Happy Holidays from Braga, Portugal! We are visiting this beautiful city located in the north of Portugal. Braga has plenty to offer, amazing views, incredible food, history, and more. Join us, and let’s explore this city.
Braga is a city in the Cávado Valley of Northern Portugal. It is the fifth largest city in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto, Amadora and Vila Nova de Gaia. It is an ancient and modern city and one of the most important Archdiocese.
Braga has a university is called the Universidade do Minho, and it is around 30 years old. It has a medium size campus area with lots of bars and cheap restaurants around it.
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Portugal’s third-largest city is an elegant town laced with ancient narrow lanes closed to vehicles, strewn with plazas and a splendid array of baroque churches. Braga is a lively city, one of the oldest in the country, and is teeming with young people who study at its universities. The constant chiming of bells is a reminder of Braga’s age-old devotion to the spiritual world. Its religious festivals – particularly the elaborately staged Semana Santa (Holy Week) – are famous throughout Portugal. But don’t come expecting piety alone: Braga’s upscale old centre is packed with lively cafes and trim boutiques, some excellent restaurants and low-key bars catering to students from the Universidade do Minho. In fact, it's such a young city that in 2012 it was pronounced the European Youth Capital.
It’s known for its religious heritage and events. To the east, Bom Jesus do Monte complex has a neoclassical church atop an elaborate 17-flight stairway. In the city center, medieval Braga Cathedral is home to a sacred art museum and the Gothic-style Kings' Chapel. Nearby, the imposing Archbishop’s Palace overlooks Santa Barbara Garden.
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The Igreja de Bom Jesus (Church of the Good Jesus):
This church is one of the most remarkable examples of 18th (and early 19th) Century religious architecture anywhere-- if it weren't in little-visited northern Portugal, it would be far more famous. The church at the top of the mountain outside the city of Braga, completed in 1822 by Portuguese architect Carlos Amarante, replacing an earlier (15th Century) shrine at the same site. The fascination of Bom Jesus lies not in the church, but rather in the Escadaria (stairway) leading up the mountain-side. The Escadaria was originally devised by the Archbishop of Braga in 1722 to allow pilgrims to reach the earlier shrine; in its completed form (also by Almarante), it is one of the best examples of Baroque religious architecture in Iberia.
Santa Barbara Garden:
The Santa Barbara Garden is a must-see attraction for any visitor to Portugal’s historic city of Braga. Located within easy reach of the main square, the cathedral, and other Braga attractions, one can easily find it next to the former palace of the Archbishop. Built in a fortress-like style, the palace began being erected in the 14th century, undergoing several extensions and renovations subsequently, most notably in the 17th century.
The Cathedral of Braga:
The Cathedral of Braga is one of the city’s cultural highlights and a must-visit destination on your trip to Braga, Portugal. The Cathedral of Braga dates back to the 11th Century and it is now the oldest-surviving church in Portugal, fully befitting of the country’s third-largest and oldest city. The cathedral was commissioned by Count Henry of Burgundy and was built on the site of an old Romanesque building, a former Moorish mosque.
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Queda do Vigário Waterfall in Alte | Algarve, Portugal
This waterfall located in the town on Alte in Algarve, Portugal is called Queda do Vigário and its a very beautiful place that not many people know about.
A I manage to get some time off from work I went back home to Algarve Portugal to visit my family and friends. In this morning I took my parents and we went to visit the Queda do Vigario waterfall in Alte.
I used to study in Alte for 3 years and this place reminds me a lot of good things and some of them include the waterfall and the fountain in Alte.
This is a very good place to come with family and friends if you are visiting the Algarve Portugal and you don't know what to do in Algarve.
There are many things to do in Algarve and the Queda do vigario in Alte is a beautiful spot for picnics during summer. You can also visit the fountain which is just upstream.
This waterfall in Alte is one of the best things to do in Algarve, there is also another waterfall and I made another video about it on the link below:
Alte is located in the Algarve, south of Portugal and its a very traditional town with lots of culture to explore. If you are around visit Alte and this waterfall in Alte. For sure you will have a great day.
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Guimaraes and Braga | A Day Trip From Porto, Portugal
We had a great day exploring Guimaraes and Braga during our stay in Porto, Portugal. We tried to fit as much as we could into our day. Doing both Guimaraes and Braga in the same day is doable but it was verging on a bit too much. Keep that in mind if you are planning on doing both by public transport. If you have a car and drive, it would definitely be doable.
See the blog for our article on our day trip to Guimaraes and Braga from Porto, it has all the details of how we got from a to b, what we saw and food recommendations.
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Top 10 Best Things To Do in Guimaraes, Portugal
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List of Best Things to do in Guimaraes, Portugal
Centro Historico de Guimaraes
Igreja e Convento de Sao Francisco
Largo da Oliveira
Montanha- Parque da Penha
Citania de Briteiros
Paco dos Duques de Braganca
Praca de S. Tiago
Serra Penha
Santuario da Penha
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Consolacao e Santos Passos
Hiking in Peneda-Gerês National Park and Climbing The Steps of Bom Jesus do Monte
Video Shot on December 30th, 2018
Another wonderful day spent exploring Portugal in the Peneda-Gerês National Park (Parque Nacional Peneda-Gerês). What I found most interesting about this place is that depending where you go, even 10-20km apart, the climate seems to change. Away from sources of water it seems like a dry Texas climate, but only 20km there is lush patches of grass and an abundance of trees.
The second part of our day we visited the Steps of Bom Jesus do Monte. The monastery is located outside of Braga, and it's a good workout of about 116 meters of stairs to see. It can be accessed by car, but to fully experience this majestic monastery, one should climb from the base to the steps of monastery. At the top of the Tenoes hill, there has been one structure or another since 1373, when a chapel was originally constructed. The current structure was built during the 18th century. It was a wonderful place to watch the sunset whilst sampling some delectable Portuguese pastries and wine.
Visit Portugal - A family trip to Gerês
A 2-day family break in the North of Portugal. A walk in the Peneda-Gerês National Park, a trip to the modern football stadium in Braga and a visit to Guimarães, World Heritage city.visitportugal.com