Bragança Travel Guide

 J_Antunes Says:  The beautiful citadela is a quite large area where inside you can find the castle, some churches and the old quarters of the city of Bragança. 

 J_Antunes Says:  A beautiful XVI century church with a barroque portic. The interior has a beautiful painting cealing. 

 J_Antunes Says:  A XV century building that was a water reservoir and as well it is believed was used as city council. This pentagonal building is still somewhat of a mystery since it is quite different romanesque building. 

 J_Antunes Says:  XIII century castle. One of the towers is the princess tower, where an old princess used to live. It is said she fall in love by a poor man of a nearby village. She refused all proposals of marriage and his uncle became mad. So it is said he disguised himself as a ghost and... 

 J_Antunes Says:  Beautiful church in the city centre that used to be a priests school and dates back to the XVI century. 

 J_Antunes Says:  Nice small village in the border with Spain. It is a community village next to a Spanish village and together they created a very characteristic spirit of union and speak an unique language. The beautiful houses dotted along the river make this a beautiful and lost corner of... 

 J_Antunes Says:  It is a nice small sheist village lost in the mountains of the natural park. There is a church and some nice houses and some places where to buy local handicraft such as the wonderfull chestnut cookies. 

 solopes Says:  Inside Bragança's citadel there's an old Romanic church, called S. Maria, that in the 18Th century was rebuilt, with baroque details that became predominant in its look.There's an interesting painting inside. 

 J_Antunes Says:  A very simple restaurant in the city center of Bragança serving the excellent local steak (Posta Mirandesa) done with the local beef in olive oil and with jacked potatoes on the side. Posta Mirandesa (local steak with olive oil and jacked potatoes) 

 micas_pt Says:  We arrived in Bragança, and also moved around, by car. The city is situated on the northeastern corner of the country and its public transports are not that good. Even by car, Bragança it's 6 hours away from Lisbon (525 km) and 3 hours away from Porto (210 km).Although not... 

 SirRichard Says:  Portugal is world famous for its sheets and towels, so we went for a little shopping in the morning. It's not fabulous stuff, but the quality is good, there is a wide variety and the prices are definetly better than in Spain. There are a few shops around the historical... 

 micas_pt Says:  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... 

 global84 Says:  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...