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Live tours in Guimaraes

Explore Guimaraes, Portugal, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Paço dos Duques de Bragança, Castelo de Guimarães and Igreja de São Miguel do Castelo on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

7 live tours From 17,00 €

Explore Guimaraes live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Centro Histórico is worth asking about: the UNESCO-listed old town around the castle, palace and Largo da Oliveira.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Paço dos Duques de Bragança A 15th-century ducal palace with tall brick chimneys, rebuilt in the 20th century after standing roofless for generations.
  • Castelo de Guimarães A 10th-century granite keep that tradition ties to the birth of Portugal's first king.
  • Igreja de São Miguel do Castelo A small Romanesque chapel beside the castle, said to hold the font where the first king was baptised.
  • Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira A former collegiate church facing the square that gives the old town its name.
  • Largo da Oliveira The historic square with a Gothic canopy shrine standing on its original stone columns.
  • Rua de Santa Maria The oldest surviving street in the city, its paving worn smooth over centuries.
  • Museu Alberto Sampaio A former monastery cloister now holding a museum of medieval religious art.
  • Monte da Penha A forested hill above the city scattered with huge granite boulders, reached by cable car or an older footpath.

Neighbourhoods

  • Centro Histórico the UNESCO-listed old town around the castle, palace and Largo da Oliveira
  • Zona de Couros the former tanning district, quiet by day and slowly filling with new cafés
  • Creixomil a newer residential district around the train station, less visited by tourists

Food to know

  • Toucinho do céu (Guimarães style)
  • Bacalhau à moda de Guimarães
  • Rojões à moda do Minho
  • Vinho Verde
  • Torresmos à moda antiga

Book a live tour in Guimaraes

7 tours

Good to know about Guimaraes

Do I need to be in Guimaraes to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Guimaraes, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.8 and 1.5 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer English, Portuguese and Spanish; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.