Guimarães
The city of Guimarães is like no other city in Portugal. Its past is so intimately
intertwined with the History of Portugal that it is commonly and proudly referred
to as the Cradle of the Nation. The boy who would one day be crowned the First...
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Guimarães
The city of Guimarães is like no other city in Portugal. Its past is so intimately
intertwined with the History of Portugal that it is commonly and proudly referred
to as the Cradle of the Nation. The boy who would one day be crowned the First
King of Portugal in 1179 was born and baptised in Guimarães in 1111.
4th
Day – 14th
April 2012
10:00 a.m. – Meeting at the train station - Estação de Campanha
10:25 a.m. – Departure to Guimarães (European Capital of Culture 2012)
(6 euros – the train ticket: Porto/ Guimarães and Guimarães/ Porto)
11:36 a.m. – Arrival at Guimarães
11:45 a.m. – A walking tour around Guimarães/
Visit to the historic city centre
1:00 p.m – Lunch
3:00 p.m. – Visit to:
– Palácio dos Duques de Bragança
(Portuguese guided tour - 1 euro per person)
– Castelo de Guimarães
– Igreja de São Miguel
5:48 p.m. – Departure to Porto
7:00 p.m. – Arrival at Porto
7:05 p.m. – Students come back home with their
hosts
5th
Day – 15th
April 2012
10:00 p.m. – Meeting at school-
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