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Convento de Santa Clara
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Largo Cónego José Maria Gomes
4804-534, Guimarães
Founded in the 16th century by Baltasar de Andrade, this was one of the richest convents in the city. The convent of Santa Clara stands out thanks to its symmetric facade, divided in three and the portico has an image of the Patron Saint. It has a spacious courtyard and an impressive two-storey cloister. Currently, the City Hall is here and a part of the building houses the Municipal Archive.
Hospital de Guimarães - Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira
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Rua dos Cutileiros
4835-044, Guimarães
Paço de São Cipriano
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Rua de São Cipriano
4835-461, Tabuadelo
It was built in 1415, this building suffered profound transformations through the centuries. The two floors house involves a medieval tower with crenels. Apart from the main building there is a chapel in honour of Santo António built in the 18th century.
Palácio de Vila Flor / Centro Cultural Vila Flor
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Avenida Dom Afonso Henriques, 701
4810-431, Guimarães
Palace built in the mid-17th century, with a beautiful garden in three terraces decorated with a Baroque fountain. Highlighting the granite statues representing the first Kings of Portugal. In 2005, suffered and restoration works it was added a building where work currently the Centro Cultural Vila Flor. The Palace houses several meeting rooms with temporary exhibitions and the Cultural Centre has two auditoriums for concerts, a concert café and a restaurant.
Fornos de Olaria da Cruz de Pedra
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Rua das Lameiras
4805-064, Guimarães
Mixed housing and structures workshop, where several generations of potters already manufactured dishwasher matte red until the beginning of the last quarter of the 20th century.
Moinho de Donim
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Rua Doutor João Antunes Guimarães
4805-181, Outinho
Grain milling mill moved with the force of water.
Moinho de São João
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Jugueiros
4810, Jugueiros
A recently recovered water mill in the banks of the Vizela river.
Muralhas de Guimarães
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Avenida Alberto Sampaio
4810-250, Guimarães
The high part of Guimarães was the first to approach the wall; it was probably during the Kingdom of D. Dinis. From this wall that is extended through around two thousand metres, it only survived an extensive chunk and from the eight towers that were distributed thought the wall, there is still one on the Vila Door. This wall construction started in Dom Afonso III Kingdom and finished during Dom Dinis Kingdom. This wall used to connect the Castle town to Santa Maria town, on the lower part.
Citânia de Briteiros
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Rua de São Romão (EN 309)
4805, Briteiros (Salvador)
Fortified village with occupations of the iron age and the Roman era. Features four rows of walls and a plant approximately oval, of great dimension. The town develops in blocks consisting of houses, circular and rectangular plant.