Castle

The castle was built in the 10th century by the Countess Mumadona Dias to protect the local population, and soon afterward the town sprang up around these defenses.
The history of the castle is intimately linked with the founding of the Portuguese Nation. Within its walls lived generations of ancestors to the first King of Portugal, Dom Afonso Henriques, whom tradition says was born there as well. The Field of São Mamede, located adjacent to the castle, is said to be the spot of the famous Battle of São Mamede, which took place on June 24, 1128.
Monte Latito

Chapel of St. Michael (Capela de S. Miguel)

Built in the 12th century in the Romanesque style, the Chapel of St. Michael is thought to be place where D. Afonso Henriques was baptized. The floor of the chapel is covered with large burial stones of knights who aided in the fight for nationhood.
Monte Latito

Palace of the Dukes of Bragança (Paço dos Duques de Bragança)

The Paço dos Duques de Bragança, built in the 15th century by the then-future duke Dom Afonso, shows elements of architectural styles common in the great manor houses and palaces of northern Europe. In the 19th century, it served as a military barracks. In the mid-20th century, after a period of disuse and abandonment, the palace was renovated and saw new life as a museum displaying items from the 17th and 18th centuries. From its various collections are pieces that document Portuguese contributions during the Age of Discoveries, while others narrate events in the Conquest of North Africa. Also in the holdings are a collection of arms from the 15th to the 19th centuries and furniture from the Post-Discoveries era.
In addition to the Palace’s role as a museum, its top floor also serves as an official residence of the President of the Portuguese Republic, should he decide to stay overnight in the north of the country.
Rua Conde D. Henrique

City Walls of Guimarães (Muralhas da Cidade)

The current walls of the city are remnants of those that encircled Guimarães during the reign of Kings Dom Dinis and Dom João I, in the 14th and 15th centuries. Some historians put the walls as originating in the 10th century.
Rua Dr. Alberto Sampaio and Largo do Toural

Church of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira

The present-day church was built on the order of King João I, in fulfillment of a promise he made to the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Battle of Aljubarrota.
Largo da Oliveira

Salado Monument

This monument was built in the 15th century by Dom Afonso IV to commemorate the victory at the Battle of Salado.
Largo da Oliveira

Old Town Council Chambers (Antigos Paços do Concelho)

This hall, the Antigos Paços do Concelho, traces its origins to a building from the 14th century.
Largo da Oliveira

Shrine of Our Lady of Guia (Cruzeiro Nossa Senhora da Guia)

This small shrine, the Cruzeiro Nossa Senhora da Guia is also known as the Senhora da Piedade, or Our Lady of Sorrows, because of the Pietà depicted there. Its original location is unknown but it can currently be seen next to the Oliveira Church behind an iron grate.
Rua da Senhora da Guia

Monument of King D. João I

Some historians believe that this monument was erected by King D. João I in the 14th century to commemorate the victory at the Battle of Aljubarrota.
Rua D. João I

Cloister of the Church of São Domingos

Constructed in the 14th century, today it is part of the Archaeology Museum of the Martins Sarmento Society.
Rua D. João I

Chapel of St. Torcato

A building with roots in the Visigoth era, its features are more Romanesque (12th century), yet its interior bears traces of pre-Romanesque.
Lugar do Mosteiro – S. Torcato

Bridge at Serves

This stone structure with four rounded arches was built in the Middle Ages.
Lugar de Ponte de Serves

Church of Serzedelo

The cluster of buildings that make up the Church of Santa Cristina in Serzedelo was an important spot in the Low Middle Ages in the Between-Douro-and-Minho region of Portugal. Over the centuries a Romanesque church was built with a gothic narthex, a bell tower from the 13the century and a funerary chapel that today serves as a sacristy.
Lugar do Mosteiro - Serzedelo

Citânia de Briteiros

Archaeological ruins of a primitive human settlement are testament of the existence of the pre-Roman people known as the “Castro culture” in northeastern Portugal. Artifacts taken from the site can be visited at the Museum of the Martins Sarmento Society in Guimarães.
Monte de São Romão – Briteiros S. Salvador