A cidade de Guimarães parece ter nascido já durante o período da alta idade média, em terras que pertenciam à Condessa Mumadona Dias e seu marido Conde Hermenegildo Mendes. Após a morte do Conde, nos meados do séc. X Mumadona Dias herdara Vimaranes, e teria de executar uma das verbas testamentárias do marido, a construção de um mosteiro para frades e freiras, dedicado ao Salvador do Mundo, à Virgem Maria e aos doze Apóstolos, sob a regra dos eremitas de S. Pacómio. Durante as invasões normandas, e a fim de proteger o Mosteiro contra as incursões dos vikings e mulçumanos, mandou construir na colina mais próxima do Mosteiro a primeira fortificação, de madeira e terra. Foi Cabeça do territorio do Condado Portucalense.
The Palace of Vila Flor was aristocratic residence, warranted by Tadeu Luís Fonseca and Camões, Lidalgo from the Royal House, in 1759. It was the Mecenas of the Vimaranese Academy, and author of several books. In 1852, when Guimarães was raised to...
One of the most beautiful churches in Guimarães, was founded by Régia letter from D.João I of November 3, 1400. Its origin, however, is more remote and corresponds to the coming to this city of the first Friars of Poverello de Assisi, in the middl...
The first Castle of Guimarães (probably castle of wood, based on the rocks) is associated with the century. X and Countess Mamadona Dias, married to Count Hermenegildo Gonçalves. The castle would have been built to protect the monastery by it foun...
The first Castle of Guimarães (probably castle of wood, based on the rocks) is associated with the century. X and Countess Mamadona Dias, married to Count Hermenegildo Gonçalves. The castle would have been built to protect the monastery by it foun...
The Palace of Vila Flor was aristocratic residence, warranted by Tadeu Luís Fonseca and Camões, Lidalgo from the Royal House, in 1759. It was the Mecenas of the Vimaranese Academy, and author of several books. In 1852, when Guimarães was raised to...
The Square of the Oliveira owes its name to a secular olive tree planted in this place. Surrounded by picturesque houses typically northerns, it is the ideal starting point to walk the streets of the city. But on the wide, there are a few reasons ...
It was here in the vicinity of this square that the francs that came with Conde D.Henrique. Count D.Henrique had here to build a chapel, dedicated to Santiago, built in the place where according to an ancient tradition, would exist a Roman temple ...
This square was a yard outside the city walls, next to the main door of the village, and was where the cattle fair was made. Today is considered the heart of the city, and suffered a minimalist remodeling in 2012, when Guimarães was the European C...
Palace built by the founder of the house of Bragança, one of the richest men in Portugal, more cultured and more traveled, the D.afonso (1377-1461) Count of Barcelos, shortly after becoming Lord of the village of Guimarães. It was concluded by his...
The Padrão do Salado is a Medieval monument in the city of Guimarães in north west Portugal. It is located in Largo da Oliveira, just outside the Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira and the interesting Alberto Sampaio Museum. The Padrão do Salado ...
The University of Minho was founded in August 1973 and received the first students in the 1975/76 school year. Based on a matrix system structured in "Education Units", "Research Units" and "Support Units", needed concentrated facilities, universi...
An old convent, from which the cloister and the church remains. The Church of Gothic Structure, of the Séc. XIV. In the seventeenth century a baroque portico was added, and the chapel was expanded. It has a beautiful sevencentist choir choirregal ...
According to the legend here was baptized the first king of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques, which seems to take on plea, given the Temple dating from the 13th century. Still, here is the pretensed baptismal sink that was used in the ceremony. The t...
Church of St. Peter. This church was warranted in 1737, presenting great simplicity and an elementary architecture. In 1750 it is benzid and welcomes the image of the patron. In 1881 the works were restarted with the demolition of the temporary st...
It was here in the vicinity of this square that the francs that came with Conde D.Henrique. Count D.Henrique had here to build a chapel, dedicated to Santiago, built in the place where according to an ancient tradition, would exist a Roman temple ...
