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| Guimaraes Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see central guimaraes central guimaraes Guimaraes was the first capital of Portugal, and it is also called "the Place of Birth of the Portuguese Nation". The reason for this is that it was the hometown of the first king of Portugal, Don Afonso Henriques, and many important events that led to the independence of our country happened in Guimaraes. The town is a great place to visit. It has an historical centre with many old houses and monuments. With its historical center declared recently a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Guimarães adds this mark of honour to another title it displays by right, that of birthplace of the nation. Its proud and dominating castle was where Portugal´s first king, Afonso Henriques, was born in the 12th century. The newly distinguished historical center is extremely well preserved and the narrow streets of the Medieval quarter are lined with old houses embellished by ornate balconies and statuary, leading to the beautiful main square, the Largo da Oliveira. The Palace of the Dukes of Bragança (15th century), the magnificent monastery and church of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira (with the Alberto Sampaio Museum housed in the beautiful Romanesque cloister), the 14th-century Padrão do Salado (a Gothic shrine) or the elegant church of St. Francis, with its dazzling 18th-century decorated tiles, are only some of the many monuments to admire. At about 5 km (3 miles) from the city, the former monastery of Santa Marinha da Costa (12th century) is one of the country´s most sumptuous pousadas (state-run inns), with the gardens and the chapel open to the public. The Iron Age settlement of Citânia de Briteiros 15 km, 9 miles, North of Guimarães) is one of Portugal´s most interesting archaeological sites. Otherwise, the county is characterized by its industrialization, agriculture (corn, wine, potatoes and beans), carefully preserved recipes of sweet things and the traditional joy and merrymaking of the Minho region, visible in numerous festivities. During the first week of August, the Festas Gualterianas, at Guimarães, are a festival of Medieval art and costumes. ____________History Edit This x Afonso Henriques (Portugal First king) The Iberian Peninsula was occupied successively by different people, from the original Lusitans to Phoenicians, Romans, Sueves, Celts, Goths, Visigoths and later by North African Arabs and Berber invaders. It however was part of Iberia as a whole. Times were hard, as the Iberian Peninsula was, at the time preceding the birth of Afonso Henriques, occupied by Moors except for the northern part, of which the Kingdom of Leon was one of the Christian Kingdoms left. The French Count Henry (Henrique) of Burgundy was one of many knights that came to the general aid of the Peninsular Christian Kingdoms in the Crusading movement to draw back the Moors, and then to reach Jerusalem. Henrique de Borgonha, the Portuguese way of naming Henry of Burgundy, married Dona Teresa, natural daughter of King Alfonso VI of Leon. As part of the dowry he was given the County of Portucal, and the castle of Guimarães. Afonso Henriques was born in 1109 in the city of Coimbra . The name Henriques meant Son of Henrique, his father. In 1109 Alfonso VI of Leon died and a power struggle begun between Dona Urraca, his legitimate daughter and Dona Teresa, which led to numerous wars. However by 1112 Henry of Burgundy died, and his wife continued the struggle with her half-sister. She has by then sided with a Galician nobleman, her lover Count of Trava. Such association made her forget her duties to her son, and most of all, to the powerful archbishop of Braga. This behaviour lead to the rebellion of Afonso Henriques which would defeat her mother's troops at S. Mamede, very near the Castle of Guimarães in 1128. In fact, in 1122 at the very early age of 13, Afonso Henriques anticipates in seven centuries the act of Napoleon. He ignored the Cardinal at knighted himself at Zamora. The rebellious young count took possession of the Castle of Guimarães, and from there he departed into fighting for his County, the Condado Portucalense. Here is a chronology of facts that will show his wit and will in shaping a country. Afonso Henriques was one of the warrior heroes of medieval romance; his exploits were sung by troubadours throughout south-western Europe, and even in Africa "ibn Errik" (the son of Henry) was known and feared. The annals of his reign are filled with feats among which the description of the Valdevez tournament, in which the Portuguese knights vanquished the champions of Leon and Castile. ___________Getting There Edit This BY PLANE The nearest airport to Guimarães is the Sá Carneiro International Airport (in Porto), around 50 Km away from the city. Bus line number 56 takes you from the airport to Porto centre (every 20 minutes). You can also take the Aerobus, an express bus that will take you directly from the airport to Porto centre (every 30 minutes), without unnecessary stops. This bus is available Monday to Friday from 9am until 7pm. From the city centre there is a number of possibilities for you to get to Guimarães. • Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport Pedras Rubras / Maia / Porto Email: oporto.airport@ana-aeroportos.pt www.ana-aeroportos.pt By Car from Francisco Sá Carneiro airport : From Francisco Sá Carneiro airport take IC24, direction A3, Braga, Maia; Drive about 10km in IC24, until exit 6, and take highway A3, direction Valença, Braga (see http://www.brisa.pt/webnew/brisa_mapa_00.asp or http://www.viaverde.pt/vv_md_01.asp?id=&idioma=1 ); Drive about 16 km in A3, until exit 6, and take highway A7, direction Guimarães; Drive about 16 km in A7, to the end and follow direction Guimarães (see http://www.aenor.pt/index2.html ); Take Guimarães Ring, direction Felgueiras, Fafe, until exit to Guimarães, Pencelo BY CAR When travelling by car you will find many ways to get at Guimarães. From the North you have the highway from Braga and Viana do Castelo and also from Coruña (Spain). From the East you have the highway from Bragança and Vila Real. From the South you have the Highway which connects Lisbon and Porto and from the border with Spain at Vilar Formoso. Braga - (22 km): A11 Faro - (640 km): A2, IP1 /A13, IC11 / A1, IP1 / A3, IP1 / A7, IC5 Lisbon - (364 km): A1, IP1 / A3, IP1/ A7, IC5 Oporto - (56 km): A3, IP1 / A7, IC5 BY BUS From the center of Porto you may take a bus to Guimarães at Parque da Magauanha (close to Trindade), where the Bus Station to Guimarães is located. See the following timetable (Monday to Friday): Buses from Parque da Magauanha to Guimarães (Arriva) ___________People Edit This photo Mário Frei - http://mariofrei.pt.vu/ Mário Jorge Rodrigues Oliveira, nasceu em Guimarães, a 20 de Novembro de 1978 e é licenciado em Ensino de Matemática, pela Universidade do Minho, sendo, desde 2000, professor profissionalizado do 1º Grupo (Matemática). Em paralelo com a sua actividade escolar - quer como aluno, quer como professor - Mário desenvolveu vários trabalhos na área da escrita, participando em vários encontros de Poesia, tendo também concorrido ao "Jovens Criadores 2000". A música foi desde cedo uma grande paixão para Mário, que muito novo aprendeu a tocar baixo e guitarra, sendo esta a sua companheira dilecta nos últimos anos, sobretudo desde 1998, altura em que começou a debruçar-se mais sobre a escrita de canções, que surgiu com a necessidade de musicar poemas auto-biográficos. As suas principais influências a nível musical são Jorge Palma, Cure, Legião Urbana e Morphine, não esquecendo também Um Zero Amarelo, Rádio Macau, Resistência e Ornatos Violeta. Com este projecto, Mário pretende dar significado à sua existência neste Mundo pluridimensional e dificilmente criado à medida do casual, através de uma personagem (Mário Frei) que descreve as suas vivências tentando reanimar a intimidade de cada um de nós... Desta forma, através de um som acústico (guitarra e voz) cria-se a simbiose entre a intensidade e simplicidade de canções despidas de roupagem musical!... Todo o Mundo se desvia e se perde... Para mudar de lugar? Para entender a Vida? Estamos tão longe de nós próprios!!... Um agradecimento especial a todos aqueles que me ajudaram e ajudam a ACREDITAR..." (Mário Frei) |