It is the largest urban park in the country, with an area of 83 hectares that extends to the sea. Designed by the architect Sidónio Pardal, it is an open space with water mirrors, lawns, small woods and about 10 km of paths. It has excellent conditions for the practice of sports or, simply, for walking in contact with Nature. In the park, you can also visit the Water Pavilion and the Sea Life aquarium.
The plan of the castle is an irregular Pentagon. Features a thick wall and is reinforced in every angle with a tower. Four of the five towers were restored. The main façade is torn by a round arch, which provides access, through a domed, the entrance door, with bow down inside. On the second floor there is a double-drill arcade loggia, based on oitavados and pillars in inverted cone shaped Corbels, with an arched window broken on Corbels, on each side. Has four vaulted rooms that open onto a central courtyard with cistern in half, preceded by pilasters and classicizantes …
A gate sided by two barbicans. It is one of the city's gates, built between the reigns of Dom Manuel I and Dom Filipe I. It was built together with walls, for military and safety purposes.
It’s a XVII century construction that combines the baroque and neoclassical styles. For a long time this was the main entrance to the city. On the upper part there is a feminine figure symbolizing the city of Braga.