Surroundings

Penha Sanctuary

The Penha Sanctuary is placed on the Penha hill, and can be seen from the city. To get there, there is a cable car that provides amazing views from the city of Guimarães and the sanctuary itself. On the Penha hill, in addition to the Sanctuary, there is a wide range of infrastructures, such as camping, mini-golf, fitness circuits, walking and areas in the shade of leafy trees, restaurants, bars and cafeterias.

Penha Sanctuary



Citânia de Briteiros

The Iron Age settlement of the Citânia Briteiros is one of the most impressive archaeological Portuguese sites. It was excavated by Martins Sarmento who dedicated his life to the Iron Age, and where we can see the foundations of 150 homes, which some of them were rebuilt.

From the fourth century BC to the fourth century AD the site was inhabited by Celtiberians, but it must have been under Roman domain from about 20 BC. A network of trails takes visitors to paved streets, underground cisterns and water pipes.