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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.

The very modern church towers over the city. Along with the rest of the complex on the hill, it's worth seeing.

Fascinating landscape. The entire complex is beautifully designed, and everything is connected by paths between the stones (which look like oversized pebbles). The entire area is easily accessible by cable car and offers excellent dining options. There are restaurants and cafés to suit every taste. But there are also plenty of benches and tables among the stones for enjoying your own picnic.

From the plateau you have a very beautiful view of the valley and the city

Beautiful view of the church.

A beautiful paved hiking trail for the whole family. Also accessible with a stroller.

A detailed plan of the complex with explanations can be found here: https://campanha.cmjornal.pt/portugal-monumental/

The sculpture honoring Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral, inaugurated by José de Pina in 1927, honors the intrepid Portuguese aviators responsible for the first crossing of the South Atlantic, connecting Lisbon with Rio de Janeiro.