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Guimarães 2010

Some photos from a short trip to Guimarães, Portugal in 2010. There are so many monuments and history packed into a small town it seems impossible. This is only a tiny, tiny bit.

  • Toural - the heart of the city

    Toural - the heart of the c...

  • To Largo João Franco (João Franco Square) from Toural

    To Largo João Franco (João ...

  • "Aqui Nasceu Portugal", translated to English "Here, Portugal was born". Guimarães was the first capital in the history of Portugal.

    "Aqui Nasceu Portugal", tra...

  • Avenida Alberto Sampaio with the city walls and Paço dos Duques de Bragança (a royal castle) from early medieval ages

    Avenida Alberto Sampaio wit...

  • Largo Martins Sarmento (Martins Sarmento Square) with a statue of Don Afonso Henriques (Portugals first King), Capela de São Miguel do Castelo (the chapel where the King was baptized) to the right, and the old city fortress all in the back

    Largo Martins Sarmento (Mar...

  • Paço dos Duques de Bragança

    Paço dos Duques de Bragança...