Northern Portugal Travel Guide

Religious Site Clérigos Church Baroque church with tall ornamental bell tower Church Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte Baroque pilgrimage site famed for monumental staircase Museum National Museum Soares dos Reis Portugal's fine arts museum with 19th-century works Stadium Estádio do Dragão Modern Porto stadium; FC Porto's home ground Stadium Estádio Municipal de Braga Striking stadium built into quarry, home to SC Braga Stadium Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Braga stadium named after Portugal's first king National Park Peneda-Gerês National Park Mountainous protected park with rivers and granite landscapes Monument Luis I Bridge Double-deck iron arch bridge spanning Douro River in Porto Stadium Estádio do Bessa Porto's Boavista stadium with distinctive horseshoe design Church Porto Cathedral Romanesque cathedral dominating Porto's historic skyline Castle Castle of Guimarães Medieval castle central to Portugal's national origins Monument Ponte de D. Maria Pia 19th-century iron railway bridge spanning the Douro in Porto