Things to see in Braga
Braga is a city in Portugal, with an urban population of about 827 thousand. Below are 20 notable places within about 10 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Bom Jesus do Monte Place of worship
The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte is a Portuguese Catholic shrine in Tenões, outside the city of Braga, in northern Portugal. Its name means Good Jesus of the Mount.
2Braga Cathedral Place of worship
The Cathedral of Braga is a Roman Catholic church in the northern city of Braga, Portugal. Due to its long history and artistic significance, it is also one of the most important buildings in the country.
3Chapel of São Frutuoso Place of worship
The Chapel of São Frutuoso, also known as the Chapel of São Frutuoso of Montélios or the Chapel of São Salvador of Montélios, is a pre-Romanesque chapel in the civil parish of Real, municipality of Braga.
4Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro Place of worship
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro or Sanctuary of Sameiro is a sanctuary and Marian shrine in Braga, Portugal.
5Episcopal Palace, Braga Place of worship
The Archiepiscopal Palace of Braga, is a Portuguese episcopal palace in civil parish of Braga (São José de São Lázaro e São João do Souto), in the municipality of the same name, in the northern district of Braga.
6Congregados Basilica Place of worship
The Congregados Basilica in Portuguese, Basílica dos Congregados is a Portuguese 18th-century baroque Basilica in Braga, Portugal.
7Citânia de Briteiros History
The Citânia de Briteiros is an archaeological site of the Castro culture located in the Portuguese civil parish of Briteiros São Salvador e Briteiros Santa Leocádia in the municipality of Guimarães; important for its size, "urban" form and developed architecture, it is one of the more excavated sites in northwestern Iberian Peninsula.
8Theatro Circo Arts & culture
The Theatre Circo is a 20th-century, Portuguese revivalist theatre, in the civil parish of São João do Souto, municipality of Braga.
9Monastery of São Martinho de Tibães Place of worship
The Monastery of St Martin of Tibães is a monastery in the parish of Mire de Tibães near Braga in northern Portugal. It was the mother house of the Benedictine order in Portugal and Brazil, and it is known for its church's exuberant Rococo interior.
10Fountain of the Idol History
The Fountain of the Idol is a Roman fountain located in the civil parish of São José de São Lázaro, in the municipality of Braga, northern Portugal.
11Arco da Porta Nova History
The Arch of the New Gate is a Baroque and Neoclassical arch, designed by André Soares in the late 18th century, in the civil parish of Sé, municipality of Braga, in northern Portugal.
12Roman Thermae of Maximinus History
The Roman Thermae of Maximinus, are the archaeological ruins of a monumental building and public baths, whose construction was integrated into the urban renewal of the civitas of Bracara Augusta (later Braga), the Roman provincial capital of Gallaecia.
13Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceição Place of worship
The Chapel of the Coimbras is a Manueline chapel located in the civil parish of São João do Souto, in the municipality of Braga. It has been classified as a National Monument since 1910.
14Igreja de Santa Cruz Place of worship
The Holy Cross Church in Portuguese, Igreja de Santa Cruz is a Portuguese 17th century church in Braga, Portugal, dedicated to the Holy Cross.
15Igreja e Convento do Pópulo Place of worship
Pópulo Church is a Neoclassical church located in Braga, Portugal. The church has been classified as Property of Public Interest since 1977.
16Fountain of Campo das Hortas Landmark
The Fountain of Campo das Hortas is a fountain located in civil parish of Sé, municipality of Braga in northern Portugal.
17St Vincent's Church, Braga Place of worship
The Saint Vincent Church is a 16th-century baroque Catholic church in Braga, Portugal, dedicated to Saint Vincent of Saragossa. The Church has been classified as Property of Public Interest since 1986.
18Castle of Braga History
Castle of Braga is a historical fortification and defensive line encircling the city of Braga.
19Igreja da Misericórdia de Braga Place of worship
The Misericórdia is a church located in Sé, Braga, Portugal.
20Pillory of Braga History
The Pillory of Braga is a 15th-century sculpted stone column with symbolic political, administrative and judicial significance, located in the civil parish of Maximinos, Sé e Cividade, municipality of Braga.
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