Guimaraes Travel Guide

Guimarães

Population 158,500
Latitude / Longitude 41º27'N, 8º18'W
Altitude 197m

Stadium Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Capacity 30,000
Club Team Vitória Guimarães
Main railway station 20km
Nearest airport Porto, 50km

EURO 2004 Matches Date Kick-off
Denmark - Italy 14 / 06 17:00
Italy - Bulgaria 22 / 06 19:45

Tourist Information

Guimarães Tourist Office
Alameda S. Damaso 83
Tel. 253/41-24-50

Town Information

Guimarães is a historic university town with an abundance of traditional Portuguese architecture and culture. It was the birthplace of the first Portuguese king and was the first capital. The local club, Vitoria Guimarães, were established in the 1920's and have generally been in the top division without winning much.

Transport

The stadium is near the centre of Guimarães, close to the main square, the Praca do Toural. The main railway station is just to the south and trains regularly depart for Porto.

Guimarães Web Links

GoCityGuide: Guimarães - concise tourist guide with useful local info.
CM Guimarães - Loads of good local info (in Portuguese)
Portugal-Info Guimaraes Page - Town overview & links

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