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Guimarães (Oliveira Do Castelo)

Praça de São Tiago

Guimarães (Oliveira Do Castelo)

Praça de São Tiago

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Praça de São Tiago

Name: Praça de São Tiago
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Location: Guimarães (Oliveira Do Castelo), Braga, Portugal

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1. Guimarães Castle – Salado Monument loop from Guimarães

5.74km

01:33

80m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Toural Square – Salado Monument loop from Guimarães

4.89km

01:21

80m

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3. Salado Monument – Oliveira Square, Guimarães loop from Fafe

11.0km

03:36

460m

470m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Thomas

October 16, 2024

Second of two key plazas in the old town, this one has numerous restaurants with outdoor dining, shops and bars. We stopped here for a delicious lunch at Restaurante Santiago right on the square.

Noname

September 19, 2025

Santiago Square, also known as São Tiago Square (Portuguese: Praça de Santiago), is a medieval city square in Guimarães. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the historic center of Guimarães.

According to tradition, the Apostle James (São Tiago in Portuguese) brought an image of the Virgin Mary to Guimarães and placed it in a pagan temple in a square that was later named St. Tiago Square.

Santiago Square is mentioned in numerous documents over several centuries and has retained many of its medieval features to this day. The now romanticized and photogenic medieval houses were once considered squalid and unhygienic. The space they occupied was long regarded as an "undignified" place.

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Elevation 190 m

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Location: Guimarães (Oliveira Do Castelo), Braga, Portugal

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Praça de São Tiago

1. Guimarães Castle – Salado Monument loop from Guimarães

2. Toural Square – Salado Monument loop from Guimarães

3. Salado Monument – Oliveira Square, Guimarães loop from Fafe

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