Hotels in Guimarães

Beautiful town and with lots of cafes and restaurants. All the foods are devious and good price. The castle and Palace is worth to visit. Also at night you can take beautiful foots, The town is safe and COVID free. From Port to Guimaraes is just 1 hour with train cost 3 euro.

People are very friendly, food and attractions are reasonably priced. The architecture is amazing, large beautiful trees everywhere. We were there during the restrictions of Covid 19 so there was very little traffic and not so many people. I loved Guimares!

My stay was too long only because I needed a base in Portugal to do some work. I could have spread this task around a bit in other locations. However, the city is very charming and well worth a visit. It is packed with sites of historical importance to Portugal, and the Old Town was always a joy to wander. (Easy to get lost, if your GPS is not online!) But then, that was even a joy, finding new and interesting places. Good restaurants like Taverna Trovador and Forno da Vila were a couple of my favorites.

Guimarães is a beautiful historic town that is rather quiet at most times of the year compared to the larger more well known ones. I believe it offers something for most travellers and unlike bigger towns you can really relax here in total peace and tranquillity when you know where to find those hidden gems. There are several museums and historical places to visit or you may choose just to appreciate the serenity of it's old worldly charm particularly in the old centre. There are good network connections to other towns like Oporto and Braga via a train or bus, aswell as local buses that would if you needed ( walking issues etc. ) do a circular route round town and smaller places near by, but for most you can walk from one end of town to the outskirts without being particularly atheletic. However, depending on the time of the year there may be a limited service on some,but if you are that desperate to reach somewhere in a hurry the taxi service he is very good, unlike the big town who just want to take advantage of travellers. Here, you can escape all that inappropriate behaviour and feel totally relaxed and befriend the locals.

Guimarães is the first city. It's where Portugal was founded. As you travel through the historical place, it shows. There's a conquering weight that takes you back in time. Besides the historical part, there are also lots of restaurants, bars and other places to visit.

If you are pressed for time in Porto then give it a miss. The buildi gs have charm but in winter the well lit historic town was a ghost town. It was beautiful to walk around but sad to see nobody occupying cafes and restaurants. I opted for an early night. Best as a day trip.