All by ourselves in HISTORIC Guimaraes, Portugal! 🇵🇹
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Күн бұрынGuimaraes (Guimarães) is a beautiful smaller city not far from Porto and Braga. This town is known as the "birthplace of Portugal," and is an Unesco World Heritage city!
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Guimaraes, Portugal has two major attractions and many others. Standing atop the hill are the castle and Duke's Palace, overlooking all of Guimaraes. The castle's ruins can be entered by purchasing a combo ticket at the Palace (but you can enter either attraction first). The Castle of Guimaraes doesn't take long to go through and is entirely outdoors, so plan your entrance according to the weather.
The Palace of the Dukes of Braganza (PAÇO DOS DUQUES DE BRAGANÇA) was built by the first Duke of Braganza, an illegitimate son of the king, and was constructed in the early 1400s. The interior of the palace has been carefully restored and is uniquely beautiful. It's decorated with period pieces and also some significant tapestries by well known artist Nuno Gonçalves.
The Convento de Santo António dos Capuchos offers a really cool surprise! If you're willing to climb some extremely steep and narrow stairs, you wind up at the top of a patio where the bell tower sits (note there are no railings to keep small children from falling). The view alone is worth the modest entry fee!
We also had the most amazing vegetarian lunch, at this place: Cor de Tangerina: goo.gl/maps/mXxEPfBJMqcB2ED5A
Chapters
00:00 The birthplace of Portugal
00:40 Convento de Santo António dos Capuchos
03:08 Restaurante Co de Tangerina
04:40 Castle of Guimaraes
05:49 Palace of the Dukes of Braganza
08:00 Squash pastries of Guimaraes
09:23 Padrão do Salado
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Music (in order of appearance):
Roy Edwin Williams / Scranton Swing
Philip Ayers / Elimination Round
Kurt Lyndon / Sommarpsalm (Organ Version)
Daniel Gunnarsson / The Storm Inside (Instrumental Version)
Johannes Bornlof / We Trust
Rasmus Faber / Ocean Deep
Martin Klem / Pickaxe of the Seven Seas
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@anndixon5330 2 жыл бұрын
Great views! Another fun day! Loved the music selection!
@TalesFromOurPocket 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! ❤️❤️
@TheSuiteLifeofNannyandGigi 2 жыл бұрын
Lol cracking up at the feet on those narrow steps 😂great organ playing too haha you two have such great dynamics and it comes through well! Lunch envy? Stealing (borrowing) that one lol that draw bridge looked totally safe Uhhmm I’m so okay with being glued to a snack. So much squash! I never knew the versatility. I must now google recipes lol thanks for sharing guys! Safe travels!
@TalesFromOurPocket 2 жыл бұрын
Nobody knew I could play organ like that - the secret is out now! 😂😂 You're right - I shouldn't complain about being glued to a snakc, hahaha. You can totally steal / borrow lunch envy! It happens a little too often to me (Heather) though. 🙄😁
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@filipe2444 2 жыл бұрын
Guimarães and Braga are two of the oldest cities in Portugal and probably the two cities that share the biggest rivalry in Portugal, going back to the 13th century (started because of religious jurisdiction: the priests in Guimarães didn't recognize Braga's power over them and the tension has remained to this day). In modern times it's more noticeable in sports, especially football.
@TalesFromOurPocket 2 жыл бұрын
It's fascinating that the rivalry carries on still today. Thank you for sharing!
@gabkoost 11 ай бұрын
Pretty sure the rivalry precedes that by centuries as the Queen Dona Teresa claimed the throne to herself from Braga while her son the first King of what would become Portugal was operating from Guimarães. The very reason why Guimarães had special privileges come from it's role and importance in the creation of the independent kingdom. This rivalry is also about the legitimacy of Braga to continue as part of thr kingdom of Galicia and Empire of Leão and a rogue separatist supported by the nobles of thr county of Portucale. These cities might be neighbors but they are the absolute opposite which, ironically, historically makes them the 2 faces of the same coin.
@filipe2444 11 ай бұрын
@@gabkoost You couldn't be more wrong if you tried. Braga was instrumental in the establishment of an independent Kingdom of Portugal through the figure of the Archbishop João Peculiar. He was the one who crowned Afonso Henriques, he organized the meeting which lead to the Zamora Treaty and travelled to Rome several times (over 10 times) to convince the Pope to recognize our kingdom. Some of the things you wrote are borderline insane and I have no idea where you got them from.
@gabkoost 11 ай бұрын
@@filipe2444 that's because you're unable to separate religion and monarchy as well as getting your time line wrong. Dona Teresa was mostly living in Braga. Braga was the main city in the kingdom. Her son, the rebel, was operating mostly from Guimarães. This is why there was feudal opposition between the 2 cities and the church had nothing to do with it. No one convinced the pope of anything. The pope only agreed to recognize that rogue state because it suited the reconquista interests. The county or Portucale was nothing but a small part of thr kingdom of Galicia. Trying to give off the idea that Braga was a key city within the context of the indepence shows you're jumping ahead of time. Sure, once Teresa and the battle of SÃO Mamede was over, plenty of rats came out of the ship. Including the church who had no say at all about the family feud that led to the formation of a new Kingdom.
@filipe2444 11 ай бұрын
@@gabkoost It's the historical consensus amongst all portuguese medieval historians but sure, whatever my man, don't let me get in the way of your fiction.
@OnePackWanderers 2 жыл бұрын
Some of those really old buildings really put it into perspective how short people were at different points in history 😂 Loved your music choice at Palace of the Dukes! Google also on point with their opening hours 😂
@TalesFromOurPocket 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 Thanks re the music! We wanted something suitable for the atmosphere. 😉 Dang Google man, hahaha. Poor Bill doesn't fit through so many old tunnels and doorways. Wait until we get to Asia someday!
@chrisward4576 Жыл бұрын
I've been to guimaraes, it's pretty quiet
@TalesFromOurPocket Жыл бұрын
Ahhh, so not just when we were there. A hidden gem!
@miguelcoelho3877 2 жыл бұрын
Hi there. That was a good video. However, I would like to draw your attention to the foundation date of the Castle of Guimarães (minute 5:11). it was first built in the 900s (the tenth century, as it is clearly indicated by the Roman numeral "X", on the text by the entrance) and not in the 1000s. You might also like to know that the name "Guimarães" comes from the founder of the County of Portucale (the county that is linked to the foundation of Portugal), Vimara Peres. Guimarães' inhabitants are called "Vimaranes" for that very reason. Here's some further reading on the matter: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Portugal#:~:text=The%20County%20of%20Portugal%20%28Portuguese%3A%20Condado%20de%20Portugal%2C,which%20the%20identity%20of%20the%20Portuguese%20people%20formed.
@TalesFromOurPocket 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for all that info! Yep, we got that wrong about the date for the castle. 😊 We'll have to read about the "Vimaranes"!
@miguelcoelho3877 2 жыл бұрын
@@TalesFromOurPocket My pleasure. Always glad to help. If you're interested in the ancient history of that place you might also consider looking into the Suebic Kingdom of Galicia -- the first independent Christian kingdom to emerge in the Iberian Peninsula as the Romans were leaving around the fifth century. It might shed some light as to the reasons why the north of Portugal and the south of Galicia bear many similarities, including the language. And why these make for many of the differences between the Portuguese and the Spaniards. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Suebi Happy reading.
@RobotJo 2 жыл бұрын
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@TalesFromOurPocket 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! We'll check out your channel.
@s.baldrick870 2 жыл бұрын
"Gu-a-mares"??
@TalesFromOurPocket 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe?? 😂
@s.baldrick870 2 жыл бұрын
Google translator!
@jetfowl 2 жыл бұрын
Gee-mah-resh.
@s.baldrick870 2 жыл бұрын
@@jetfowl No, gee/guy (french) mah ra esh/ch/x - 2 latin A (english A=EI in portuguese). Gui ma rães ("ães" nasal sound)..
@ivo8662 2 жыл бұрын
No you’re are wrong Porto is the capital check the real history
@TalesFromOurPocket 2 жыл бұрын
Apparently Guimaraes is considered the "birthplace of Portugal" because the first Portuguese king was here (not that it was a capital). At least, that's what we learned while visiting?
@miguelcoelho3877 2 жыл бұрын
Porto was never the capital of Portugal, even if it gave Portugal its name!
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