While touring the city, find out how a tiny earldom, dominated by the castle where the first king of Portugal was born (1110) and brought up until the age of eighteen, became the kingdom of Portugal.
Present day
Guimarães is an exceptionally well-preserved town and a fine example of how a Medieval settlement evolved into a modern town and how Portuguese architecture developed from the 15th to 19th century using consistently traditional building materials and techniques.
The historical centre of Guimarães was recently inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list.
