Oliveira Square, Guimarães – Salado Monument loop from Guimarães

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Portugal

Braga

Guimarães (Oliveira Do Castelo)

Oliveira Square, Guimarães – Salado Monument loop from Guimarães

Moderate

4.6

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Oliveira Square, Guimarães – Salado Monument loop from Guimarães

03:16

9.90km

440m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 4, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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604 m

Former Town Hall of Guimarães

Highlight • Historical Site

The historic building in the center was once the town hall

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637 m

Praça de São Tiago

Highlight • Settlement

Second of two key plazas in the old town, this one has numerous restaurants with outdoor dining, shops and bars. We stopped here for a delicious lunch at Restaurante Santiago right on the square.

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739 m

Oliveira Square, Guimarães

Highlight • Historical Site

The beautiful historic centre of Guimaraes with its rustic stone buildings are a charming attraction.

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817 m

Salado Monument

Highlight • Monument

In the Gothic style, it commemorates, according to tradition, the Battle of Salado fought in 1340 against the Moors in the south of Spain

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1.55 km

Church of the Consolation and the Holy Steps

Highlight • Religious Site

Very beautiful flower fields, well cared for with a wide variety of flowers. You can walk along here to the church and enjoy the view of the church.

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5.19 km

Penha Sanctuary

Highlight • Religious Site

The plans for the building were drawn up by the Portuguese architect José Marques da Silva. Work began on August 6, 1930. Marques da Silva broke with traditional forms of …

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5.42 km

Statue of Pope Pius IX at the Miradouro da Penha viewpoint

Highlight • Monument

Large stone statue at the Miradouro da Penha, erected in honor of Pope Pius IX. The big rocks are often so close together that you have to push your way through them.

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5.97 km

Boulder Labyrinth

Highlight • Natural Monument

Paths not marked on the map lead around a pretty rest area through a great rocky landscape.

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9.90 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.94 km

2.95 km

1.22 km

1.12 km

673 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.75 km

3.32 km

619 m

494 m

376 m

354 m

Elevation

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Highest point (590 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

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Monday 9 November

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Comments

May 30, 2025,🇵🇹...auf den Hausberg ⛰️von Güimares 😚...

... admittedly 😉...at 28 degrees in the shade 😰 we found it more charming to take the cable car 🚡 up and down...but there's also a beautiful hiking trail 🥾for cooler days 😉...

...the "Monte da Penha" is Güimares's local mountain...the town is located about 70 km west of Porto...

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June 4, 2024,Guimares

Visit the particularly beautiful old town of Guimares and a short climb with the cable car to Penha. But it was too hot to hike, so we took the cable car back down.

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April 20, 2024,Von Guimarães nach Penha und zurück, 🇵🇹 20.04.2024

The cable car takes you up to Penha. Once you get to the top, you go to the church where a wedding is taking place.
There are a lot of big stones in the area. I wonder who put them there?
After the descent, you walk through the city for a while.

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