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Braga
Municipality and City in North Portugal

Braga

Braga is a city and a municipality, capital of the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province.

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Braga Municipality had a resident population of 212 635 inhabitants. Its area is 183.40 km2. Its agglomerated urban area extends to the Cávado River and is the third most populated urban area in Portugal, behind Lisbon and Porto Metropolitan Areas.

Get in

Getting to Braga

The easiest way to go to Braga by plane is to fly to Porto international airport (OPO IATA). Once you get to Porto Airport, you can catch the following transport to Braga: Train/Metro Catch the Metro to Campanhã Station or São Bento Station and then get a train to Braga. Duration: 2 hr.

See

Worth seeing

There are lots of places to visit in Braga. The historic city centre, with the cathedral and other churches, museums and traditional shops. The cathedral is almost 1000 years old, and while in there you can have a guided tour to its treasure. You can also visit the beautiful Braga Municipal Stadium, used for the 2004 European Football Championships held in Portugal.

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    Arco da Porta Nova

    An arch of triumph built in 1502 and reconstructed many times over until the 18th century.

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    Braga Cathedral

    With a history reaching as far back as 3rd century, the diocese of Braga is one of Europe's oldest, although its existence was interrupted by the fall of the Roman Empire.

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    Arcada
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    Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte

    A hilltop sanctuary with beautiful gardens, architecture and views over Braga, perhaps the city's most-known tourist attraction and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Do

Things to do

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    Teatro Circo
Eat

Where to eat

The region offers a diverse natural landscape bearing the cultural influences of many centuries. This is reflected in the multiplicity of gastronomic specialities available from the regions kitchens; potato and cabbage broth, bread made from maize, roast pork, cod, octopus and trout, chicken rice "pica no chão" and duck rice, the kid (goat) and the baked heifer and local hams.

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    Restaurante Britos

    Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque 49,.

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    Sabores do Bairro
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    Restaurante Centurium

    Avenida Central 134, centurium@bracaraaugusta.com.

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    Trota's Restaurante

    Largo da Senhora-a-Branca 122, a.trotasantos@hotmail.com.

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    Pastelaria Caravela

    Rua Dom Pedro V 133, caravelapastelaria@gmail.com.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.