Bragança | ||
District | Bragança district | |
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Residents | 35.341 (2011) | |
height | unknown | |
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Bragança is a city in Portugal, it lies in the Norte region and is the administrative center of the sub-region Terras de Trás-os-Montes.
background
getting there
By plane
The 1 Bragança Airport(IATA: BGC) is about 10 km north of the city, but it only has a runway of 1,700 m and is therefore only suitable for smaller planes. There are flight connections to Vila Real, Viseu, Cascais and Portimão, occasionally in French cities.
By train
The railway line from Tua after Bragança was shut down in 1991, the station building still reminds of it.
By bus
In the street
Bragança is on the motorway , it comes from Matosinhos above postage and Amarante and then continues to Quintanilha to the Spanish border.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Bragança Castle (Castelo de Bragança, Cidadella). The Cidadela is a walled medieval urban area. Within the walls is the "upper town" with a 33 m high tower. The "Domus Municipalis" meeting house can also be found here.
- 2 Domus Municipalis
- 3 Municipal Theater
- 4 Museu Ibérico da Máscara e do Traje
- 5 Museu Ferroviário de Bragança
- 6 Museu do Abade de Baçal
- 7 Pelourinho de Bragança, R. Duque Dom João II 61, 5300-252 Bragança. The pillory is a column crowned by a capital; it stands at one of the castle grounds Porca da Vila.
- 8 Sé Velha (Old cathedral)
- 10 Centro Ciência Viva de Bragança, R. do Beato Nicolao Dinís 35, 5300-252 Bragança. Tel.: 351273313169. Natural history Museum, suitable for children.
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
health
- 1 Unidade Hospitalar de Bragança (Bragança Hospital), Av. Abade de Baçal 5300, Bragança,. Tel.: 351273302850.
Practical advice
trips
- Parque Natural de Montesinho approx. 20 km northwest of Bragança. Access from Parámio village.
literature
Web links
- http://www.cm-braganca.pt/ - Bragança Official Website