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Braga travel guide

about Braga

Braga is a city in northwestern Portugal, in the province of Minho, and capital of Braga district is the fourth city of Continental Portugal with a population of 140,000 . Under the Roman Empire, it was capital of the province Calaecia, and its name was Bracara Augusta.

The Braga district includes other cities like Guimarães, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Barcelos and some others.

The Braga city has a very nice roman-style center, with many churches. Also, in a little mountain near the city, there are two religious places: Bom Jesus do Monte and Sameiro. A modern symbol of the city is the new Braga Municipal Stadium, carved out of the Monte Castro hill that overlooks the city.

The major industries in the city of Braga are construction industry, methalomecanics industry and software industry.

The most important University in Braga (and in the Minho Region) is the Universidade do Minho founded in 1973.

Near cities to Braga

• Barcelos travel guide 15 km
• Guimaraes travel guide 16 km
• Vila Nova de Gaia travel guide 17 km
• Vila Nova de Famalicao travel guide 17 km
• Valongo travel guide 41 km
• Porto travel guide 43 km
• Gondomar travel guide 45 km
• Matosinhos travel guide 46 km
• Espinho travel guide 64 km
• Peso da Regua travel guide 69 km

Near webcams to Braga

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• La Coruna webcam 200 km
• Gijón webcam 320 km
• Lisbon - Amoreiras (A5) webcam 320 km
• Lisabon - Ponte 25 de Abril (Norte) webcam 320 km
• Lisabon - Ponte 25 de Abril (Sul) webcam 320 km
• Carcavelos webcam 330 km
• Costa da Caparica webcam 330 km
• La Molina webcam 400 km

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