An example of 18th-century European military architecture, built by King José I on the site of a former fort. This bastioned fort sits on an impressive rocky hill. Its wide spaces, interplay of lines and volumes lend it power and military effectiveness. Its distinctive feature is the Governor's residence, an unusual building within the fort's architectural context. It is also known as Lippe Fortress, named after the architect who proposed its construction. Inside, there is a chapel honoring Our Lady of Grace.

The Parque de Campismo Cepo Verde is located in the Montesinho Natural Park, at an altitude of more than 800 metres, where you can discover magnificent places full of history and tradition. This space offers place for tents and caravans, where you can enjoy a camping experience in a calm environment, with nature in its pure State. There is no shortage of sites with the natural shade of chestnut trees and with stunning scenery. In the vicinity of the Park can still explore the museums and historical villages of Portugal.

This 16th-century building retains its hall-church structure. The church stands out for its large dimensions, the creation of a unified space, and the influence of formal solutions taken from treatises that recall one of the elaborate creations of the Plain Architecture in the south of the country. Inside, some proto-Baroque altars and a set of paintings by André Reinoso deserve special mention. Also, noteworthy are the gilded and polychrome altarpieces, the tile panels, and the statuary. It was rebuilt in 1590 on the site of the original church of Santiago Maior.

Opened in 2008, this restaurant is the result of the passion for good eating and well-being at the table of its owner and architect responsible for the project. Integrated into the building where is located the Domus Museum nucleus of the Old School of the Cathedral, the Brac is a cosmopolitan and urban location, the site of several events as cocktails, presentations, concerts of jazz in the bar lounge (in collaboration with BragaJazz), exhibitions of photography (with the Dates of the image) or packaged dinners by Brazilian Popular Music live. The service is excellent and the Portuguese traditional cuisine with …

A forest whose origins date back to the Tertiary period and which once extended across vast regions of the European continent. Currently, it is confined to some archipelagos in the North Atlantic, with a particular concentration in Madeira, where it is currently considered the largest continuous area of ​​this type of forest in the world. It is important both for its representativeness in terms of the diversity of flora and fauna species and its state of conservation. It was classified as a UNESCO Natural Heritage site in 1999. In 2010, it was classified as one of the Seven Natural Wonders …

Dornelas parish church, dedicated to St Peter, is a temple in granite, oriented East\/West. The main façade, with a rectangular portal is surmounted by a Latin cross about acroterion. Along this facade lies a large granite which formerly dorna was used as a measure of wax that was paid to the Archbishop of Braga. Inside are four gilded altars, the main altar, two side altars and two other sides, with the altar of souls, which has a beautiful embossed altarpiece. This is the Church that Sunday masses are celebrated and the offices of the religious feast of s. Sebastião, also …

Get to know this noble area of the city, where you can find numerous museums, cultural centers, palaces, churchs and other monuments. Among these, some deserve a closer look, such as: Mosteiro dos Jerónimos; National Museum dos coches; Church of Memória; Palace of Belém; National Palace of Ajuda; Padrão dos Descobrimentos; The Navy Museum; Belém's Tower; The cultural Centre of Belém and the National Museum of Archeology. If you want to escape from the city's confusion, you can always choose to take a walk in the beautiful botanic garden of Ajuda or in the exotic Tropical Garden of Agriculture. After …

Route for a Woods very rich in endemic vegetation, where we can find cedros-do-mato, uva-da-serra, Heathers and puff pastry. Arriving at the Fajã dos Vimes, found a workshop where they still make handmade quilts. The trail ends a little ahead, more specifically in the recreational portinho da Fajã.

This pedestrian path starts at the Forest Park of Água Retorta and ends at Faial da Terra. Has about 6.5 kilometers long and lasts around an hour and a half. On the road will pass through pastures, an abandoned mill, a century-old bridge, several forests, small streams, a waterfall nail heel, ending after the Faial da Terra.

Embora reproduzido um pouco por todo o país, o Arroz de Pato à Moda de Braga é um prato de excelência da gastronomia da cidade dos Arcebispos, que leva contudo um toque especial: as rodelas de chouriço e tiras de presunto.