Guimarães Free Tour

Our Free Tour of Guimarães is a journey to the genesis of Portugal. Guimarães is much more than a city, it is the cradle of Portugal. With more than 1.000 years of history since the foundation of a village by the extraordinary Countess Mumadona Dias, Guimarães is today a return to the medieval past of the Iberian Peninsula and the Portucalense region.

Our Free Tour of Guimarães starts at the Church of Nossa Senhora da Consolação e Santos Passos, a work of the baroque architect André Soares, where the famous Gualterine festivities in honour of São Gualter are held.

Next, we approach the city walls and begin our journey into the medieval past. We pass through large areas full of history and legends such as the Largo do Toural and the Praça de Santiago, monuments such as the Padrão do Salado or the Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira.

Our Free Tour of Guimarães ends on the way to the Castle, where 3 of the most important monuments of the foundation of Portugal are located: the Castle of Guimarães, the Palace of the Dukes of Bragança and the mythical Chapel of St. Michael.

Join our Free Tour of Guimarães and get lost among Romanesque façades, medieval squares and ancient arches. Our guides, connoisseurs of history, have many secrets to tell you. Free Tour of Guimarães: Not to be missed.