Guimarães Day Trip

About

The medieval “birthplace of Portugal”, with a hilltop castle, a palace and a cable car up Penha mountain.

Good to know

• The train takes about an hour
• Take the cable car up Penha

Nearby while you’re here

Braga and Bom Jesus Day Trip

~£4Full day

14 km · ~27 min by carAdd: Braga and Bom Jesus Day Trip

Mercado do Bolhão

Free1h 15m

42 km · ~65 min by carAdd: Mercado do Bolhão

A Proper Francesinha

£8–141 hr

42 km · ~66 min by carAdd: A Proper Francesinha

Casa da Música

~£121h 30m

42 km · ~66 min by carAdd: Casa da Música

São Bento Station

Free20 min

42 km · ~66 min by carAdd: São Bento Station

Eat and drink nearby

Rua de Miguel Bombarda Art Galleries

Free1h 30m

43 km · ~66 min by car

Ribeira Riverfront

Free2 hrs

43 km · ~67 min by car

Distances are straight-line estimates from sample coordinates.

Sample hotels nearby

• Bolhão Rooms & Suites (Bolhão), about 42 km away. Sample listing.
• Cedofeita Garden Family Hotel (Cedofeita), about 42 km away. Sample listing.
• Casa Clérigos (Clérigos), about 43 km away. Sample listing.