Location: Braga
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What to do and see in Braga, Northern Portugal: The Best Museums
Sometimes called the “Portuguese Rome” for its many churches, Braga is an ancient town in northwest Portugal. Its history and livelihood are tied to Christianity dating to the 3rd century. The city’s 12th-century Sé (Cathedral) is still one of the most popular attractions. Just outside of town lies the renowned Bom Jesus de Monte pilgrimage sanctuary, with its striking Baroque stairway. After dark, the stoic town turns upside down, with a rich nightlife thanks to its many university students.
Restaurants in Braga
1. Zet Gallery
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5.0 based on 18 reviews
Created in april 2014, zet gallery was born as a device for art democratization, dissemination and marketing aiming to strengthen artists, collectors and galleries' relationships. Today, it is a platform that brings together more than 5,000 contemporary artwork from consolidated and emerging artists, selected by our chief curator, and available for purchase 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. zet gallery is a space of exceptional characteristics, located in the center of Braga (Portugal), with an exhibition area of 800 m2, distributed by different rooms, supported by a small auditorium, room for the realization of plastic arts workshops and other spaces of support, where are included reservation areas, duly equipped to condition artworks.
2. Museu da Imagem
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5.0 based on 13 reviews
The Image Museum is a cultural space in Braga dedicated to Photography. Braga’s municipality has the guardianship of the museum, which opened its doors on April 25, 1999. It is located in Campo das Hortas, next to Arco da Porta Nova, on a building restored by Architect Sergio Borges and that hides a building from the XIX century and a tower of the XIV century, part of the town’s old Medieval Wall. Its mission is to collect and promote Braga and its surroundings visual memory, as well as to preserve its historical archive, consisting of over 200 000 pictures that belong to two iconic houses of Braga photography: Foto Alianca and Casa Pelicano. All over the year it displays contemporary photography exhibitions, as well as exhibitions to broadcast its historical archive. A show of cameras from different periods is in permanent display, as well as a library filled with image related books, magazine and catalogues. Come and visit us, because an image is worth more than...
3. Jardins da Casa dos Biscainhos
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4.5 based on 144 reviews
4. Mosteiro de Sao Martinho de Tibaes
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4.5 based on 256 reviews
5. Nogueira da Silva Museum
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4.5 based on 11 reviews
MUSEUM NOGUEIRA DA SILVA Cultural of the University of Minho Unit In, 1975, Antonio Nogueira da Silva, donated, containing several colections basically composed by furniture, paintings,tapestries,silver, ivery and porcelains (from the XVIth to the XIXth century). In the Gallery temporary exhibitions of painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts and others are patented.
6. Tesouro Museu da Se Catedral
7. Museu dos Biscainhos
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4.0 based on 198 reviews
Reviewed By Alexclondon95 - Paris, France
I visited the museum on the second day of my stay in the city. The price was good (only a couple euros) and it was definitely worth it. The gardens were beautiful and quite relaxing. The house itself can only be visited as part of a “tour”, as in you’ll be in a group with a guide, who’ll open each room after everybody will be done with the one being currently visited. The house boasts an astonishing collection of paintings and period furniture. I would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting the city!!
8. Museu D. Diogo de Sousa - Museum of Archeology
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4.0 based on 76 reviews
The D. Diogo de Sousa Museum of Archaeology works on the support of archaeological research, conservation and promotion of regional archaeological sites and artefacts through display and educational activities. The museum is open to the public since June 2007 in a fantastic new building with roman ruins preserved ‘in situ’.The permanent exhibition starts in the corridor at the entrance with a brief explanation of the museum’s history followed by the collection from the Palaeolithic to the Early Midle Age. Most part of the exhibition shows how Bracara Augusta (roman town Braga) was integrated into the Roman Empire, the urban development of the city, the organization of public and domestic areas, the roads and the nearby necropolises and the religion in roman and paleo-christian times.
9. House of Coimbra
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4.0 based on 22 reviews
10. Museu de Vilarinho das Furnas
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