Braga is the home of Portugals Archbishops. It is hardly surprising that there are many churches here to see, as well as the palace of the Archbishop dating from the 14-th century. But there are also many remains going back to per christian times, when the town was one of the more importnat ones on the Iberian peninsula.

The 14th Century Torre de Menagem that stands in the Citys square is all that remains of the original fortifications. The much altered and extended 12th Century Cathedral was built on the site of an older church destroyed in the 6th Century. Another importnat sight is the 16th Century Palácio dos Biscainhos.

Just east of the town is one of Portugals most famous tourist attraction, the Igreja de Bom Jesus de Monte. It is an impressive Baroque staircase symbolic of the 14 Stations of the Cross that leads upwards to a late 18th Century Church. Ornately carved figures and wall-fountains and Chapels decorate the steps according to the various stages of Christs last journey. You can either climb up or take a small funicular railway dating from 1882 that runs-up alongside the steps

Albufeira
Almada
Amarante
Arcos de Valdevez
Armacao de Pera
Barreiro
Braga
Bragana
Braganca
Caminha
Cascais
Chaves
Citania de briteiros
Coimbra
Corroios
Douro valley
Evora
Faro
Funchal
Gondomar
Guimaraes
Leiria
Lisbon
Madeira
Melgaço
Obidos
Póvoa de Varzim
Ponte de Lima
Portimao
Porto
Praia da Luz
Praia da Rocha
S.Mamede Infesta
Sagres
Santarem
Sintra
Tavira
Valença do Minho
Viana do castelo
Vila do conde
Vila Real