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Braga is a city in the Cávado Valley of Northern Portugal. It is the fifth largest city in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto, Amadora and Vila Nova de Gaia. It is an ancient and modern city and one of the most important Archdiocese.

Braga has a university is called the Universidade do Minho, and it is around 30 years old. It has a medium size campus area with lots of bars and cheap restaurants around it.

[edit] Get in

One can easily take a train or bus to Braga station. The train station is a little outside the city centre so take the bus if you wish to visit the centre of the city or use a taxi from the train station.

There are several bus companies that offer services to Braga from Porto and other cities. Normally the bus is cheaper and faster than the train (Porto is one exception).

By plane The nearest airports are Airport Francisco Sá Carneiro (Porto, 50km), Portela Airport (Lisbon, 350km) and Vigo Airport in nearby Spain (125km). The city itself has no airport.

By Train The railway station is Largo Station. There are daily connections from Alfa-Pendular to Lisbon and Porto. There are also links to most major cities in Portugal.

By Bus Daily connections all over northwest Portugal, and daily Express and Renex connections to the main cities in Portugal. There are weekly connections to Paris, Bordeaux, Madrid, and others.

By Car The city has a connection to the S1 or IP1 and IP9. The E1 goes south through the northern Portuguese coast and northwest Spain, IP9 connects the beaches to the west and inland. Auto Jardim, Av General Norton de Matos, Braga No. 152 4700 Phone: 253 217802 / 3

(Translated from the [Portuguese version])

[edit] Get around

Transit/bus.

[edit][add listing] See

Cathedral (Se), Bom Jesus and Sameiro (sanctuaries).

  • Arcada.  edit
  • The Tree of Life Chapel, [1]. Capela Árvore da Vida- Seminário Conciliar de Braga. It is made with 20 tons of unadorned wood and not a single nail or metal fitting.  edit

[edit][add listing] Do

Visit the sanctuaries and Nacional Park of Peneda-Gerez.

  • Museu dos Biscaínhos.  edit

[edit][add listing] Buy

Local souvenirs/ceramics of Barcelos.

Lenço dos Namorados handkerchief

S.C. Braga

[edit][add listing] 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.

  • Panoramic Restaurant-Hotel do Elevador, Bom Jesus do Monte, ☎ +351 253 603 400 (, fax: +351 253 603 409), [2]. With seating for 120 people and a pleasant panoramic view of the city of Braga. Serves a wide range of traditional regional specialities.  edit

There are lots of cheap restaurants around the city. Beware of ordering a full ration of roast chicken, although it tastes wonderful you will get a mountain of chicken and potatoes that may be enough for 3 to 4 persons.

  • Restaurante Centurium, Avenida Central 134, 4710-229 Braga.  edit
  • Restaurante Trotas, Largo Senhora-a-Branca 122.  edit
  • Restaurante Populum.  edit
  • A Buraca, Rua Santa Margarida, (Largo Senhora a Branca). Cheap meals.  edit
  • Restaurante Brito's, Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque 49, 4710 Braga.  edit
  • Pastelaria Caravela, Largo Sra Branca, ☎ 253 27 99 19, [3]. cake, coffee  edit
  • Frigideiras do Cantinho, Lg. S. João do Souto, 01, [4]. - Frigideiras (Pastéis Folhados com Carne) - Bolo Romano (Marca Registada) - Doce Sortido - Pastelaria Regional  edit

[edit][add listing] Drink

Spring mineral water,coffee,vinho verde/local green wine.

[edit][add listing] Sleep

You can find some cheap pensions in Rua dos Chãos (near Avenida Central and not far from the bus station).

  • Pousada de Amares - Sta. Maria do Bouro, Santa Maria do Bouro 4720-688 Amares (25.3 km (about 35 min) from Braga), ☎ +351 253 371 970 (, fax: +351 253 371 976), [5]. * Pousada de Braga - São Vicente, Largo de Infias 4710-299 Braga, ☎ +351 253 209 500 (, fax: 351 253 209 500), [6].  edit  edit
  • Pousada de Gerês, S.Bento, Caniçada (22.5 km from Braga), ☎ +351 253 649 150, [7]. Historic luxury hotel  edit

  • Hotel Ibis Braga, Rua do Carmo 38, ☎ +351 253 204 800, [8].  edit

[edit] Get out

  • Coa

Nearby beaches in:

  • Esposende
  • Fao
  • Ofir
  • Geres - Park nacional da Peneda

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