Historic Centre of Guimarães

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Historic Centre of Guimarães

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	Guimarães, Portugal
Criteria	Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv)
Reference	1031
Inscription	2001 (25th Session)
Area	19.45 ha (48.1 acres)
Buffer zone	99.23 ha (245.2 acres)
Coordinates	41°26′37.432″N 8°17′34.091″W / 41.44373111°N 8.29280306°W / 41.44373111; -8.29280306
Location of Historic Centre of Guimarães in Portugal

Historic Centre of Guimarães is an urban space of the city of Guimarães, in Portugal, tracing back to medieval age covering an area of 16 hectares and retaining many buildings from the medieval age until 19th century. Since 2001, it is declared as a World Heritage Site of UNESCO.^[1]

Guimarães is closely linked to the formation of national identity and of Portuguese language in 12th century. It is the native city of Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal, who in 1139, declared independence of the country.

Gallery

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  Paços do Concelho, the old Câmara Municipal of the city
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  Medieval buildings at the Santiago Square
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  Night view of Castle of Guimarães
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  Palace of the Dukes of Braganza
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  Oliveira Square and the Padrão do Salado
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  Santa Maria Street

See also

• Guimarães
• List of buildings in Guimarães
• Guimarães Castle

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Historic Centre of Guimarães.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Guimarães.

• Municipality official website
• Tourism in Guimarães

References