Pousada De Braganca

Bragança

by micas_pt

Bragança is the capital city of northeastern-most district of Portugal. It is a pleasant city to visit, but somewhat "far" from other cities: it takes some time to arrive in Bragança by car and public transportation is even more time consuming. This region of the country is called Trás-os-Montes, meaning "besides the mountains" and you may guess at it means in terms of accessibility.

Apart from that, it is a wonderful region to explore, providing amazing natural landscapes and welcoming people. Food is delicious, with good, tasty and big portions! A typical meat from this area is the "Posta", a very thick slice of meat that is grilled and better if done medium or rare.

Weather is very hot in summer months and very cold in winter, being probably amongst the coldest locations in Portugal reaching negative temperatures frequently.

Summer Weather in Bragança

by global84

Just because the city is located at the northern tip of the country, don't think that its summer weather will be any cooler than in Lisbon! In fact, it is as hot as the southern region, but sometimes the temperature is higher in Bragança. Its location plays a big role in creating such a weather - a nest-like valley surrounded by the mountains of Trás-os-Montes very far from the coast! Remember that this area is a part of Portugal's "terra quente" (hot land) whose summer weather can be pretty fierce.

Winter is pretty different though. The temperature being a single digit and sometimes sub-zero, the region gets a plenty of snow, hence the high alert of accidents along IP2 and IP4! - Enjoying the evening breeze at the riverside park on Rio Fervença
- Looking as far as Parque Natural do Montesinho from Castelo
- Taking a glance at the entire Citadel from the viewpoint across the river

Daytrips from Bragança

by micas_pt

As daytrips from Bragança we chose:

. Parque Natural de Montesinho, a beautiful natural protected area, with fantastic small villages to explore and amazing breathtaking landscape. Concerning small villages I'd highlight: Montesinho and Rio de Onor (the latter a community that spreads besides frontiers - the village is situated both in Portuguese and Spanish territory but they act as a single one);

. Puebla de Sanabria and the lake: a quick visit to Spanish lands, Puebla de Sanabria is a lovely village to explore. It is situated near a beautiful lake (Sanabria);

. Azibo dam: a beautiful dam with nice infrastructures to enjoy a river beach. This area of the country is far from the beach and very hot in summer, so you'd better enjoy the other resources it has to offer. When we visited in Spring it was still early for beach, but we enjoyed a magnificent sunset from this unusual beach.

Remote capital of Tras-os-Montes

by angiebabe

"Cidadela - 'one of the most memorable sights'"

The Cidadela, a circle of perfectly preserved medieval walls enclosing a white medieval village and rising to a massive keep and castle - 'one of the most memorable sights in Portugal' and the embodiment of the towns dynastic history.
The Bragancans were the last line of Portuguese monarchs ruling from 1640 when they replaced the Spaniards, with the Duke of Braganca taking the throne as Joao IV, until the fall of the monarchy in 1910.

"the castle approach to town"

Far but accessible

by solopes

The most remote town inland seems to have stopped for long in time, but with the recent improvements in accessibility, and the arrival of people abandoning the fields, it got a new boost in development. The conservative dominating mind helped to preserve the historic remains, and the old center is very interesting t visit.