Braga is a Portuguese city situated north of Portugal. It is a municipality with 183.4 km² of area, a population of 181 494 inhabitants (2011) and 137 000 inhabitants in its urban perimeter, being the center of the old region called Minho. In the course of the second century A.C., the region was taken by the Romans. Braga was built in 16 BC, with the designation of Bracara Augusta, in honor of the Roman Emperor Augusto (R. 27 AC-14 DC). The city would become capital of the province of Galécia and integrate the three convents from the Northwest Peninsular and part of the Convent of Clúnia, with a population of approximately 285,000 taxable taxes in the 24th in the year 25. Of this time also the creation of Bracara Augusta Bishopric, according to Legend, São Pedro de Rates was the first Bishop BraCarense between the 45th and 60s, ordained by the apostle Santiago Maior who would have come from Holy Land and was martyred when converted adherent people to the Roman religion in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. But only in the year 385 is that the Pope Sirício refers to the metropolitan of Bracara Augusta. It is called the city of Archbishops, for its power in the city of this remote times. Some of this archbishops, came to turn the shape of the city, sending open new streets and new buildings, etc. Best European Destination for 2021

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This Catholic sanctuary dedicated to Senhor Bom Jesus is an architectural-landscape ensemble made up of a church, a stairway where the Via Sacra do Bom Jesus develops, an area of forest (Parque do Bom Jesus), some hotels and a funicular ( Elevador do Bom Jesus). It was elevated to a minor basilica on July 5, 2015. Its peculiar disposition served as inspiration for other constructions, as for example the Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios in Lamego, and the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos in the city of Congonhas, in Minas Gerais, in Brazil. It is classified as a National Monument and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

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The Cathedral of Braga occupies an enviable place in the urban space: it is exactly in the middle of the Roman city, on the wall of the Roman city. This situation may seem unusual, especially with regard to the Roman city, but it is relatively normal because it happens in other European cities. The archaeological excavations in the surrounding of the Cathedral indicate that under its immediate chapel and rear there was a Roman temple. This temple is not directly related, but it is believed that there has been a Christian temple before the construction of the Cathedral. It was with Bishop D.Pedro (1070-1091) that the primitive sé begins to be developed. In 1089 he would be almost ready and was sacred with the presence of the Bishops of Tuy Orense and Dume. It was an ambitious project with a dimension and plant equivalent to the Cathedral of Sainte-Foy de Conques. There was the desire to convert Braga into an important pilgrimage center because there were serious doubts about the presence of the apostle Santiago Greater in the Iberian Peninsula. There was a need not to lose religious protagonism in relation to Santiago de Compostela.

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Linhares was already a castellated settlement in the reign of D. Sancho I, tutoring, along with Celorico da Beira and other neighboring forts, the northern section of Serra da Estrela. At the end of the 12th century, the castle's mayors, Gonçalo and Rodrigo Mendes, came to the aid of Celorico's square, which was the target of attack by Leonese troops. Located on the western slope of Serra da Estrela, Linhares da Beira originated in a Portuguese fort. In fact, Montes Hermínios (this was the Portuguese name of Serra da Estrela), with its pastures, abundance of water and the protective framework of the mountain was one of the places inhabited by this Iberian tribe, of which many Portuguese consider themselves descendants. Linen, which was once one of the important cultures of the region, will be at the origin of the name Linhares, literally a field of linen.

Historical Villages of Portugal, which includes Almeida, Belmonte, Castelo Mendo, Castelo Novo, Castelo Rodrigo, Idanha-a-Velha, Linhares da Beira, Marialva, Monsanto, Piódão, Sortelha and Trancoso. The 12 Historic Villages of Portugal are located in the center of Portugal, spread over 10 municipalities - Almeida, Arganil, Belmonte, Celorico da Beira, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Fundão, Idanha-a-Nova, Meda, Sabugal and Trancoso.

Here we can find typical architecture, a Templar castle, facades and churches from the 19th century. XVI, baroque gardens and sunny houses of families with roots embedded in history. Castelo Branco is an extremely dynamic city, which contrasts with the wide surrounding region that is depopulated.

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Penamacor é uma bonita vila do distrito de Castelo Branco. A par do seu património e dos inúmeros produtos que animam a sua visita, é de referir que na Reserva Natural da Serra de Malcata, criada em 1981 para tentar resgatar o lince ibérico que historicamente povoou a zona, por isso foi lançada uma interessante reintrodução projeto. Embora existam muitos vestígios pré-históricos e romanos no concelho, na própria cidade de Penamacor não existem testemunhos escritos ou arqueológicos de ocupação anterior ao século XIII. Os domínios da zona foram doados aos Templários por Sancho I em 1189 na pessoa do seu Mestre Gualdim Pais. A sua localização particular sobre um topo rochoso de onde se avista o castelo de Monsanto, encorajaria o Templo a construir uma fortificação no local na transição do século XII para o século XIII. D. Sancho I concedeu o Foral em 1199 e depois, em 1262 antes do avanço da população, Afonso III concedeu a autorização da Feira. Muito pouco resta daquele antigo castelo medieval. Os vestígios que nos chegaram já têm uma cronologia posterior. Sabe-se que durante o reinado de D. Dinis, na transição do século XIII para o século XIV, foram realizadas obras, nomeadamente a Torre del Homenaje e uma nova muralha. Nos reinados de D. Fernando e D. João I a barbacã foi levantada. O elemento principal destes vestígios é a majestosa Torre de Menajem que domina toda a paisagem de Penamacor e que alguns erroneamente chamaram de Torre Vigía. É uma estrutura de planta quadrangular regular, com uma entrada elevada acima do solo que exigia a utilização de escada amovível. Apresenta um aspecto bastante sólido e fechado, com poucas janelas.