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Paço dos Duques
" ⌂ Rua Conde Dom 6 "
Henrique § 253 412 273 Citânia de Briteiros Casa do Outeiro
# Daily ¢ 1 Jan, Easter, ! E1 ⌂ 15 km (9 miles) N of Just northwest of Ponte
1 May, 25 Dec de Lima (p281), this
Guimarães, off N101 § 253 16th-century manor
Museu de Alberto 415 969 @ From Guimarães house was used as the
headquarters for
Sampaio & Braga # Apr–Sep: 9am– invading French forces
6pm daily (to 5pm Oct–Mar)
" ⌂ Rua Alfredo Guimarães during the Napoleonic
§ 253 423 910 # 10am–6pm This Iron Age settlement is one Wars. It is packed full
Tue –Sun ¢ 1 Jan, Easter, of Portugal’s most impressive of historic charm.
1 May, 25 Dec archaeolo gical sites. It was
excavated by Martins ! E1 ⌂ Outeiro,
Nossa Senhora da Oliveira Sarmento (1833– 99), who Arcozelo ∑ solares
deportugal.pt
⌂ Largo da Oliveira § 253 devoted his life to the study of
416 144 # Daily Iron Age sites. Here, you’ll find ¡ ¡ ¡
the foundations of 150 stone
Museu Martins Sarmento dwellings, a number of which
" ⌂ Rua Paio Galvão have since been reconstructed.
§ 253 415 969 # Tue–Sun From about the 4th century
¢ Public hols BC to the 4th century AD, the invasion, lies east of Guimarães
site was inhab ited by Celt­ among mountains and forests.
São Francisco iberians, but was most prob­ Statues known as bastos,
⌂ Largo de São Francisco ably under Roman rule from believed to represent Celtic
§ 253 439 850 # Tue–Sun c 20 BC. A network of paths warriors, are found in various
leads past paved streets, sub­ parts of the Terras de Basto,
terranean cisterns, sewers and where they served as terri­
water supply ducts. The Museu torial markers. In the main
INSIDER TIP
Game Time Martins Sarmento in Guimarães town, Cabeceiras de Basto,
Get tickets to see a displays excavated artifacts. the prime attraction is the
Baroque Mosteiro de Refojos,
football match at the with its splendid dome sur­
Estádio Dom Afonso rounded by statues of the
Henriques. Vitória 7 Apostles, and topped by
de Guimarães are the Cabeceiras de Basto the Archangel Michael.
home team and regu-
larly take on Portugal’s ! E1 @ n Praça da The town also owns the best
top football clubs, inclu- República; 253 669 100 of the basto statues, albeit with
ding Benfica and Porto. a French head; it was changed
The Terras de Basto, once a by troops as a joke during the
region of refuge from Moorish Napoleonic Wars.
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