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The cradle of Portugal, Guimarães suffers from a near embarrassment of riches. At the foot of a range of serras (mountains), this first capital of Portugal has preserved a medieval atmosphere in its core. The city was the birthplace of Afonso Henrîques, the first king of Portugal and son of a French nobleman, Henri de Bourgogne, and his wife, Teresa, daughter of the king of León and Castile. For her dowry, Teresa brought the county of Portucale, whose name eventually became Portugal. Portucale consisted of the land between the Minho and the Douro, taking in what is now the city of Porto. Teresa and Henri chose Guimarães as their court, and Afonso Henrîques was born here.
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Largo de São Francisco
Guimarães, Portugal Distance: 0.5 mi. (from destination center) Description: The Church of St. Francis contains by far the most dramatic church interior in town.... Read More Museu de Alberto Sampaio
Rua Alfredo Guimarães
Guimarães, Portugal Distance: 0.5 mi. (from destination center) Description: The Alberto Sampaio Museum is in the Romanesque cloister and the buildings of the old monastery... Read More Paço dos Duques de Bragança
Rua Conde Dom Henrîque
Guimarães, Portugal Distance: 0.5 mi. (from destination center) Description: From the keep of the castle you can see the four-winged Palace of the Dukes of Bragança.... Read More AirportsMajor Airports near Guimaraes
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