Places to visit
The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, located in Braga, is famous for its enormous stairways, but visitors are also amazed by its Baroque statues and fountains, as well as the Via Sacra chapels.
Destinations
Paradise is not a place. It is a feeling. It is here.
Castle of Lanhoso
The Castle of Lanhoso was built in the 10th century on solid rock, and is still one of the region’s major landmarks. Let your imagination wander as you picture the battles, love stories and betrayals experienced within the castle walls.
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte
The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte, located in Braga, is famous for its enormous stairways, but visitors are also amazed by its Baroque statues and fountains, as well as the Via Sacra chapels.
Maria da Fonte
The sculpture of Maria da Fonte, situated in Braga’s Jardim Teófilo park, commemorates the popular uprising that took place in Minho in 1846, as well as the beginning of liberalism in Portugal.
Palacete Villa Beatriz
In the parish of Santo Emilião you’ll find this enchanting nineteenth-century palace, Palacete Villa Beatriz, a gift from a lover to his beloved. The palace estate includes a farm, a barn, a rural museum and a fluvial beach.
Ponte Mem Gutierres
The Ponte Mem Gutierres, or Ponte da Esperança (Bridge of Hope), is a Romanesque bridge classified as a national monument which was built over the Ave River in the 14th or 15th century and, according to legend, has the ability to make women fertile.
Diver Lanhoso
For more adventurous spirits, Diver Lanhoso offers visitors the excitement of extreme sports at one of Europe’s best-known parks. Here you can experience adventures including a rope swing, bungee jumping, and many more.
Castro de Lanhoso
For history-lovers, Castro de Lanhoso, a Bronze Age settlement, is an unmissable archaeological site that also seeks to replicate the area’s typical prehistoric buildings, known as castro dwellings.
