Guimarães Historical City Centre

Guimarães Historical City Center is the UNESCO-listed medieval heart of Portugal, where the Portuguese national identity was born.

As you stroll the cobblestone streets, you'll discover perfectly preserved buildings with wooden facades that influenced colonial architecture in Africa, South America and Asia.

See the impressive Guimarães Castle, where Portugal's first king, Afonso Henriques, grew up, and the charming Largo da Oliveira square with its 14th-century temple. Feel the spirit of history in a place that shaped Portuguese language and culture.