It’s still raining! Our journey to Braga was uneventful and
the municipal campsite 20mins from the town is friendly although very soggy. The town of Braga is the old ecclesiastical
centre of Portugal. The cathedral’s 15th C facade was decked out for Easter and
the gilded organs were very impressive. ( sorry no picture of the inside as no photographs
were allowed).
The centre has some lovely buildings one being the 14th C ruins of the Archbishop’s fronted by the lovely garden of Santa Barbara.
The old shopping streets were well preserved the Cafe Braziliera furnished in 19th century salon style was a great place to watch the world go by.
As you can imagine there are many churches, our favourite being the 16th C Capela dos Coimbras.
There are many grand houses in Braga, but the prize for the most colourful goes to Palacio do Raio.
The old centre has a very relaxed feel to it and the main square was filled with an Easter Fair with plenty of stalls tempting you with local products.
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