Pelos caminhos de Portugal – part 4 – Braga City Center

How did you like the first post about Braga? The views from the Bom Jesus are just breathtaking, imo. Oh, in case you missed it, here you are: Click Here

Today, I would like to show you a bit of what we saw while walking km’s and km’s through the streets of Braga. We had no route planned, only a touristic map from the city center, so basically, we tried to see as much as we could, without killing ourselves from walking. Well… that was a close call! whaha 😉 #dramamoment

The city center still has many old (but renovated) buildings, with nice architecture. I am a big fan of such cities; it makes the more charismatic and also more inviting. I personally don’t like modern buildings (NYC is an exception!), and in that sense, Braga was a winner.
Like many other towns in the northern part of Portugal, Braga has many churches and palaces; if I look at the map, I count:

• 10 churches
• 1 Sé 
• 2 palaces

and some other important buildings.

• Where to eat or grab a nice drink?

These are the places where we had dinners, but there are plenty more. We were very happy with our meals, so I recommend them in case you are ever in Braga.

Café Vianna

Taberna do Migaitas (here we had a MARVELOUS goatling prepared in the oven… I almost cried!)

Domus Vinum: nice wine house with large wine selection, but they also serve cocktails.

Spirito Cupcakes & Coffee: the name says it all! Buuuut, they have amazing ice-cream over there. A must stop if you ask me.

And this is what we had:

Bacalhau à Portuguesa @ Café Vianna

The best ice-cream in town @ Spirito

Cabrito assado – the one that almost made me cry

sweets at the best pastry place in town: Tíbias de Braga

And that was it; Braga treated us very well and we were super happy to have visited this town. It has been on “the places to visit in Portugal” list for a very long time; check! 🙂

If you have the chance, please stop go and visit Braga yourself!

Up next: Guimarães!