Braga is a Portuguese city located in the north of Portugal, in the Minho. It is the seat of a municipality with 183.4 km ² of area, a population of 192 494 inhabitants.
Braga has a bi-millennial history that began in Ancient Rome when it was founded in 16 BC as Bracara Augusta in honor of the Roman Emperor Augustus.
In popular slang is known as "The Youth City", which despite being the oldest city in Portugal is simultaneously a city filled by many young people and a young spirit, coming to be distinguished as the youngest city in Europe.
The "Portuguese Rome": in the 16th century Archbishop Diogo de Sousa, influenced by his visit to the city of Rome, draws a new city where squares and churches abound as in Rome.
The "Baroque City": during the eighteenth century the architect André Soares transformed the city of Braga into the Ex-Libris of the Baroque in Portugal.
The "City of Archbishops", for centuries his Archbishop was the most important in the Iberian Peninsula; He is still holder of the title of Primate of the Spaniards.
The "Roman City" that in the time of the Romans was the largest and most important city located in the territory where it would be Portugal.
The "Capital of Minho" or the "Heart of Minho", because it is located in the center of this province.
The "City of the Three Sacro-Montes" are sanctuaries located southeast of the city in a mountain chain, and are on the order East to South: Bom Jesus, Sameiro and Falperra (Sta. Maria Magdalena and Sta. Marta das Cortiças).
The vestiges of the human presence in the region come from thousands of years, as evidenced by several findings. One of the oldest is the Mamoa de Lamas, a megalithic monument built in the Neolithic period. However, one can only prove the existence of population clusters in Braga in the Bronze Age. They are characterized by fossas and ceramics found in Alto de Cividade, where there would be a settlement and a necropolis that would have existed in the Granjinhos area.
In the Iron Age, the so-called "castros" were developed. These were typical of settlements that occupied high places of relief. The Celts were its inhabitants and in this particular region inhabited the Brácaros (in Latin: Bracari), that would give name to the city, after its foundation and the Romans to have forced the populations to descend to the valley.
During the second century BCE, the region was taken over by the Romans. Braga was built in 16 BC, with the designation of Bracara Augusta, in honor of the Roman emperor Augustus (27 BC-14 AD). The city would become capital of the province of Galécia and would integrate the three convents of the peninsular Northwest and part of the Convent of Clúnia, with a population of approximately 285 000 tributaries free in the 24 civility in year 25.
The bishopric of Bracara Augusta, according to legend, was the first bishop from Brabant between 45 and 60, ordained by the apostle Santiago Maior who would have come from the Holy Land and was martyred when converting adherent peoples to the Roman religion in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. But it was only in the year 385 that Pope Siryus refers to the metropolitan of Bracara Augusta.
After the Fall of the Roman Empire of the West, Bracara Augusta became the political and intellectual capital of the Suevo Kingdom. By order of King Ariamiro the council of Braga was held, from May 1, 561 to 563, and was presided over by Saint Martin of Dume, titular bishop of Bracara. From this council resulted great reforms, mainly in the ecclesiastical and linguistic world, standing out the creation of the ritual bracarense and the abolition of pagan linguistic elements.
Later, with the decline of the Suevo people (the ancient Kingdom of Galicia), it was dominated by the Visigothic Kingdom for more than three centuries.
In 715, the Moors reach and take Braga.
In 868, with the King of Asturias Afonso III, the process of Christian reconquest gains new impetus and the city of Braga is integrated for some years in the Kingdom of Asturias, such as Oporto and later - in 878 - Coimbra.
In the XI century the city is reorganized, probably with the new designation of "Braga". The construction of the city wall and the Sé, by order of the bishop D. Pedro de Braga, began on the remains of an ancient Roman temple dedicated to the goddess Isis, who would later have been converted into a Christian church. The city develops around the Sé, being restricted to the walled perimeter. Braga was then offered as a dowry, by Alfonso VI of Leon and Castile, to his daughter D. Teresa, in his marriage to D. Henrique de Burggonha. These last were lords of the city between 1096 to 1112. In 1112, donate the city to the Archbishops. With the elevation of the bishopric bracarense to archbishopric, the city regains an enormous importance in Iberian level.
Under the reign of D. Dinis (r. 1279-1325), the city wall is requalified, the keep is still built. Later, nine towers, with a quadrangular plan, were added to the existing wall, and the Castle of Braga was also concluded around the existing keep. In the 16th century, the Archbishop of Braga D. Diogo de Sousa modified the city profoundly, introducing streets, squares, new buildings, also causing him to grow beyond the walled perimeter. From the 16th to the 18th centuries, through several archbishops, the buildings of medieval design are being erased and replaced by buildings of religious architecture of the time.
In the 18th century, Braga through the artistic inspiration of André Soares became the Ex Libris of the Baroque in Portugal. At the end of this century, the Neoclassical with Carlos Amarante appears in several buildings. Again, through various archbishops, the religious buildings are again altered with the introduction of the Baroque and the Neoclassical.
In the next hundred years, conflicts erupt due to French invasions and liberal struggles. On March 20, 1809 the city is the scene of the Battle of Carvalho d'Este and victim of various looting by the Napoleonic troops. The city was to be reoccupied on April 5. In 1834, with the end of the liberal struggles, several religious orders of Braga are expelled, leaving their booty for the city. As a result of the Maria da Fonte Revolt in Póvoa de Lanhoso, an area under the jurisdiction of the military barracks in Bra- ca, the city is the scene of important clashes between the people and the authorities. At the end of the 19th century, the center of the city leaves the Sé area of Braga and passes to Central Avenue. In 1875, the line and station of the trains of Braga is inaugurated by king D. Luis.
Located in the heart of Minho, the city of Braga lies in a region of transitions from East to West, between mountains, forests and hills to the great valleys, plains and green fields. Lands built by nature and shaped by man.
Physically it is located between the Douro River and the Minho River. Occupying 183.51 km², and varying between 20 to 572 meters of altitude, the county is quite diverse. The terrain to the North, situated on the left bank of the Cávado River, is semi-flat thanks to the great valley of the Cávado River. The eastern part is characterized by mountains, such as Serra do Carvalho (479m), Serra dos Picos (566m), Monte do Sameiro (572m) and Monte Sta Marta (562m). Between the Serra do Carvalho and Serra dos Picos, the East River is born, forming the Vale d'Este, already to the South of the Serra dos Picos, the plateau of Sobreposta-Pedralva is developed. To the south, as to the west the terrain is a mixture of mountains, hills and medium valleys. The center of the city is located at the top of the hill of Cividade (215m), extending to the Cávado river valley to the north and west, and to the East River valley to the east and south.
The territory of Bra- zense belongs to two hydrographic basins, the catchment area of the Cávado river to the north and the catchment area of the river Ave a Sul. The Cávado river, of medium flow, is the predominant hydrographic element to the North, and there are also several streams that flow in this river. . The territory to the South is marked by the river East and its several tributaries, like the river Veiga, all of small volume. The soil, given that it belongs to the mountainous system of Gerês and its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, is quite rich in water.
The municipality is predominantly urban, mainly around the city. The rural areas that once prevailed, today, are confined to the limits of the county. It should also be noted that the highest hills and mountains are covered by forest patches, despite the urban pressure and forest fires that have taken place in recent years.
The climate in Braga, due to its location between mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, is typically temperate atlantic. Winters are mild and pluvial, and generally with moderate Southwest winds. The wind can also blow from the North, usually strong, which generally causes a great decrease of the temperature, these winds are designated as Nortadas. In cold years snowfall occurs, with minimum temperatures averaging -3 ° C. The Springs are typically mild, with large openings and gentle winds. Morning breezes occur more frequently, especially at higher altitudes. In the valley of Cávado, at low altitude, it is normal to have morning fog. Of note is the month of May which is quite conducive to thunderstorms due to the warming of the humid air with the arrival of summer. The summers are warm and sunny with gentle winds of East. In the cooler days, spontaneous rainfall can occur spontaneously, these rains are very important for the vegetation of the region, because it replenishes the sheets of water which makes the region rich in vegetation during the whole year, by which it is known as Verde Minho . Autumns are mild and pluvial, usually with moderate winds. Temperature records form -6.3 ° C in 2001 and 41.3 ° C in 1943. As the temperature drops, rainfall increases. There is a greater frequency of fogs, mainly in the valley of the Cávado where the dense morning fogs occur.
In the Municipality
Cávado River
In the Parish of Adaúfe
Roman Path
Chapel of Senhora da Nazaré
Chapel of Senhora do Bom Sucesso
Chapel of Santa Marinha
St. John's Chapel
Chapel of the Lord of the Miracles (Seven Fonts)
Chapel of the Lord of Miracles (Valley)
Stadium Horácio Azevedo Campos
Church
Niche of the Lord of Barreiro
Mota Peak Park
Sports Pavilion of the People's House of Adaúfe
Adaúfe River Beach
Quinta da Cerca
In the parish of Arcos
Football Field of São Paio de Arcos
In the parish of Arentim
Pools
In the Parish of Aveleda
Football Field Tower
Aveleda Football Field
Chapel of Our Lady of Childbirth
Railway Station
Church
In the Parish of Cabreiros
Sporting Field of Cabreiros
Chapel of the Lord of the Steps
Parish Church
In the parish of Celeirós
Statue of John Paul II
Church
Swimming Pools
In the parish of Cividade
Chapel of Our Lady of the Tower
Statue of Comendador Santos da Cunha
Church of the Conception
Church of São Sebastião
In the neighborhood of Crespos
Church
Cavadinho River Beach
In the Freguesia da Cunha
Cunha Soccer Field
Church
Cunha's Waterfront Park
In the parish of Dume
Alminhas of Our Lady of Carmo
Celestino Lobo Football Field
Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary
Chapel of St. Sebastian
Statue of Saint Martin of Dume
Museological Nucleus of Saint Martin de Dume
In the Parish of Escudeiros
Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary
St. Peter's Church
In the Parish of Espinho
Church of Espinho
Sanctuary of Sameiro
Community Tank
In the Parish of Esporões
Chapel of Senhora da Conceição
Statue of Santa Marta of Cortiças
Church
In the parish of Ferreiros
St. Gregory's Chapel
Church of Ferreiros
Quinta da Naia
Tower of Naia
In the Parish of Fradelos
São Bento Chapel
Church of Fradelos
In the Parish of Fraião
Pitoco viewpoint
In the Parish of Frossos
Chapel
St. Michael's Church
In the parish of Gondizalves
Chapel of Our Lady of Health
Church
In the parish of Gualter
Fountain of the University of Minho
Church of Gualter
Barros Tank
Minho's university
In the Parish of Guisande
Football Field of the Sports Group of Guisande
Statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Church of Guisande
In the Parish of Lamaçães
Church
Quinta da Serna de Cima
In the Parish of Lamas
Church of Lamas
New Church
Mamoa de Lamas
In the Parish of Lomar
Augusto Macedo Football Field
St. Peter's Church
New Church
In the parish of Maximinos
Football Field Maximinense
Casa do Edro
Braga Arts and Entertainment Station
Church
Roman Thermal Baths of Maximinos
In the Parish of Mire de Tibães
Chapel of São Filipe
Source of Bug
Church of Our Lady of the O
Tibães Monastery Garden
Monastery of Tibães
Gymnastic Pavilion
In the parish of Morreira
Chapel of the Lord of Calvary
Morreira Church
Ribeira da Morreira
In the Parish of Navarre
Mother Church
Fluvial Beach of Navarre
In the Parish of Nogueira
Alminhas
Chapel
Church of Santa Maria Magdalena
Evangelical Church
Church of Nogueira
In the parish of Nogueiró
Chapel of Our Lady of Consolation
Church of Nogueiró
Nogueiró Sports Pavilion
In the Parish of Padim da Graça
Chapel of Senhora da Graça
Chapel of São Filipe
Church
Picnic area
Quinta de São Salvador
Quinta do Senhor
In the Parish of Palmeira
Palmeira Aerodrome
Palm Soccer Field
Chapel of St. Stephen
Chapel of the Lady of the Miracles
House of Arrifana de Cima
Casa de Coucinheiro
Portelo House
Bico Bridge Fountain
Cruise of the Seat
Espigueiro
Church
Ethnographic Museum
Dona Chica's Palace
Bridge of the Beak
Palm River Beach
Vacation Specials
In the Parish of Panóias
Church
In the Parish of Tibães Parade
Chapel of Our Lady of Guia
Church
In the Parish of Pedralva
Church
In the Parish of Pousada
House of the Ponte do Porto
Porto Bridge
Quinta do Galgo
In the parish of Priscos
Chapel
Church
East River
In the Parish of Real
Alminhas of the Calçada Real
October 5th Street Ministers
Alminhas da Travessa do Senhor da Vila
Alminhas de São Jerónimo
Alminhas of Largo da Capela
Bica de Santo António
Real Tennis Courts
Chapel of São Frutuoso
Lord of Bom Sucesso Chapel
Chapelinha da Rua 5 de Outubro
Cruise from San Francisco
Cruise of the Canon
Statue of Manuel Vieira Gomes
Fountain of the Parretas
Fountain of São Frutuoso
Fountain of St. James
Church and Convent of San Francisco
Milestone of Tourido
Monastery of the Visitation of Mary
Barral Park
Pools of the Municipality of Parretas
Quinta do Real
Vacation Specials
Pedagogical Farm of Braga
Solar do Areal
In the Parish of Ruilhe
Village Minigames
Alcahuas of Carcavelos
Football field
About us
Ruilhe's Stairway
Railway Station
Church
East River Moinhos
In the parish of Santa Lucrécia de Algeriz
Church
In the Parish of Santo Estevão de Penso
Alminhas da Varziela
Redondelo's mines
Alminhas do Soutinho
Football field
cruise
Fontanário
Church
Water Mill
Windmill
In the Parish of São João do Souto
Calvário do Largo do Poço
Amoreiras Football Field
Fountain of the Republic Square
Fountain of the Town Square
Fountain of the Square
Church of San Francisco
Church of São João do Souto and Chapel of Coimbra
Carmo Church
Church of the Savior
Jardim de Santa Bárbara
Archbishop's Palace
In the Parish of São Julião dos Passos
Church
In the parish of São Lázaro
Basilica of the Congregates
Library Lúcio Craveiro da Silva
Chapel of Our Lady of the Tower
Chapel of St. John of the Bridge
Fountain of Santa Cruz Square
Statue Dom Freire Bartolomeu dos Mártires
Church of Santa Cruz
St. Mark's Church
Lake of the Park São João da Ponte
Seminary of St. Peter and St. Paul
In the Parish of São Mamede de Este
Football Field of the Ribeirinhas
Chapel of St. Simon
House Cachada
cruise
Fonte do Quinta do Xisto
Parish Church
East River East
Serra dos Picos
In the parish of São Paio de Merelim
Merelim Football Field
Cávado Bicycle Route
Church
Bridge of Prado
Merelim River Beach
In the Parish of São Pedro da Oliveira
Church
Moinho Park
Penedo das Letras
Swimming pool of the Moinho Park
Solar do Paço
In the parish of São Pedro de Este
April 25 Football Field
São Bento Chapel
cruise
Church
East Water Mill
Polidesportivo of São Pedro de Este
East River
In the parish of São Pedro de Merelim
Braga aerodrome
São Brás Chapel
Xruzeiro
Stadium of Merelinense Futebol Clube
Merelim Picnic Park
Merelim Pool
In the parish of São Vicente
Municipal Stadium of Braga
Church of Saint Vincent
In the parish of São Vicente do Penso
Church
Quinta da Fonte
In the parish of São Victor
Chapel of Guadalupe
Chapel of Santa Tecla
Chapel of Saint Victor-o-velho
House of Infies
House of Goladas
Privacy Policy
Church of Our Lady-a-Branca
Church of Saint Victor
Jardim da Senhora-a-Branca
Monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Monument of the Seven Fountains
In the Parish of Sé
Arch of the New Gate
Fountain of the Field of the Hortas
Cruzeiro do Campo das Carvalheiras
Building of the City Hall of Braga
Church of Pópulo
Biscay Museum
I know of Braga
In the Parish of Semelhe
Source
Church
Quinta da Mata
In the parish of Sequeira
Church
Vacation Specials
In the Parish of Sobreposta
São Tomé Chapel
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Supermarket
Municipal Outer Pool
In the parish of Tadim
Football field
Chapel of Our Lady of the Candeias
cruise
Railway Station
Church
Picnic area
Sports Hall
In the Parish of Tebosa
Church
In the Parish of Tenões
Band of the Good Jesus
Staircase of the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus
Funicular of Bom Jesus
Church of Santa Eulália
Jardim do Bom Jesus
Lake Bom Jesus
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus
In the Parish of Trandeiras
Boavista Football Field
Church
Quinta da Boavista
In the village of Vilaça
Church of Vilaça
In the Parish of Vimieiro
Church
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Hotel John Paul II
Hotel St. Nicholas
Hotel Residencial CC Avenida
Albergaria da Sé
Hotel Raul
Truthrooms Hotel
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Hotel João XXI
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Hotel dos Terceiros
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Bragatruthotel
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Hotel Senhora a Branca
Hotel Dona Sofia
Hotel Lamaçães
Hotel do Lago
Hotel Station
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Big hotel
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Sightseeing
Hotel do Elevador
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Hotel Park
Vacation Specials
Sightseeing
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House of the Ponte do Porto
House Cachada
House of the Lakes
Casa do Arco
Studio Campo Novo
Be Guesthouse
MicroRent Rooms
Domus 26 Guest House B & B
Tea 4 Nine
Old City Guest House
Cathedral Guesthouse
Liberty Guest House
Ice Flavors
In Braga Hostel
Collector's Hostel
Bracara Hostel
JustGo Braga Hostel
Where to eat
Twine
Alma d'Eça
Páteo
Mustard & Chocolate
Bira dos Valentine
DeGema Hamburger
Haute Bourgeois-Gourmet Hamburger
Barbecue of the Sé
Kanpal Fusion Braga
Hocho
Sushi Lapa
Nikko
Restaurant The Rock
Restaurant Marisqueira Secrets of the Sea
Marisqueira de Braga
Donamar Restaurant
Lakkana
La Piola
Ristorante Pizzeria Papilloni
Sale & Dolce
Italian Restaurant - Mamma Mia
Delicatum
28 Wine & Food
Tapas Market
Taperia palatu
House of Pasto das Carvalheiras
Domus Vinum
Hibiscus Restaurant
Seed - Macrobiotic Center of Braga
Natural flavor
Restaurant Alfacinha / Macrobiótico
Green Angel Restaurant / Vegetarian
Superior / Vegetarian Taste Restaurant
Tasquinha da Ribeira
Tasquinha Bracarense
Tasca do Brito
Old Tavern
Roman Tavern
Taberna Migaitas
Dutch Tavern
Taberna do Félix
Belgian tavern
Solar of Sant'Ana
Secrets of Verde Minho
Trota's Restaurant
Tia Isabel Restaurant
T4 Restaurant
Restaurant Solar do Paço - Tebosa
Silva's Restaurant
Sameiro Restaurant
Restaurant Sagres brewery
Restaurant S. Frutuoso
St. Francis Restaurant
Restaurant Rotiveminho
Restaurant Rota
Restinga Restaurant
Quinta do Xisto Restaurant
Sightseeing
Quinta Capela Restaurant
Porch Restaurant
Restaurant Pevidem
Horseback Riding Restaurant
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Black Paw Restaurant
Restaurant Panoramic / Hotel Lift
O Lago Restaurant
O Jacó Restaurant
O Gato do Rio Restaurant
O Alexandre Restaurant
Mini Sport Restaurant
Many Times Restaurant
Restaurant Manjar cod
Restaurant Maneta
Natural Light Restaurant
Lobattos Restaurant
Restaurant Lareira do Conde
Inacio Restaurant
Restaurant Hotel Rural Alves
Restaurant Helvetia
Magic Oven Restaurant
Forever Restaurant
Restaurant Ferreirense
Migaitas Exhibitor Restaurant
Restaurant Space 12
Restaurant Choose Your
El Olivo Restaurant
Dona Júlia Restaurant
Dona Elvira Restaurant
Dona Cuca Restaurant
Restaurant Diana
De Bouro Restaurant
Lameira Restaurant
Restaurant Cruz Sobral
Sé's Kitchen Restaurant
Restaurant Copo1 / 2
Restaurant Confraria
Restaurant Comfort Inn / Braga
Restaurant Colher D 'Pau
Centurium Restaurant
Central Restaurant Bom Jesus
Restaurant Casa Pimenta
Restaurant Casa Gil
Restaurant Casa das Artes
Restaurant Casa Alves
Restaurant Fogo Ground
Restaurant Campo da Vinha
Enchanted Broth Restaurant
Restaurant Brac
Bocas Restaurant
Restaurant Boa Boca
Restaurant Bem-Me-Quer
Restaurant Bacalhau à Narcisa
Restaurant Augusta
As Manas Restaurant
Restaurant Aristides
Restaurant Arcoense
Restaurant Appears to me
Restaurant Águeda
Restaurant Wine Cellar Transmontana
Regional Wine Cellar Restaurant Tenões
Wine Cellar Restaurant Malhoa
Abbey D'Este Restaurant
Restaurant A Taskinha
Pearl Restaurant
Restaurant A Flor de Sal
Frying Pan
Frying pans of Sé
Vianna Coffee
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