# From Toural to the castle via the Oliveira and Rua de Santa Maria

What to do en Guimarães · Guimarães

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/guimaraes/things-to-do/guimaraes-old-town-walk · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h 30
- Temporada: All year; at night the squares change pace
- Para quién: Everyone; cobbles and a final slope

The walk through the World Heritage centre: the "Aqui nasceu Portugal" wall, the Oliveira and Santiago squares and the oldest street. On foot · 1–2 h · Free

Set out from Largo do Toural, beside the stretch of wall with the sign "Aqui nasceu Portugal" ("Portugal was born here"), and enter the historic centre, a World Heritage Site since 2001. The Oliveira and Santiago squares have houses with wooden balconies and granite arcades; from them, Rua de Santa Maria, the oldest, climbs to the castle hill. On the way back, go down to the Couros area, the tanners' district, a World Heritage Site since 2023.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 41.4425, -8.295

## Cerca de aquí

- [HOOL, the restaurant of the Hotel da Oliveira](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/guimaraes/where-to-eat/hool-restaurant), a 105 m
- [Hotel da Oliveira](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/guimaraes/where-to-stay/hotel-da-oliveira), a 105 m
- [Hotel Toural](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/guimaraes/where-to-stay/hotel-toural), a 114 m
- [A Cozinha by António Loureiro](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/guimaraes/where-to-eat/a-cozinha), a 140 m
- [Palace of the Dukes of Braganza](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/guimaraes/things-to-do/dukes-palace), a 575 m
- [Cable car from Guimarães to Penha mountain](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/guimaraes/things-to-do/penha-cable-car), a 585 m
- [Cor de Tangerina](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/guimaraes/where-to-eat/cor-de-tangerina), a 587 m
- [Guimarães Castle and the church of São Miguel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/guimaraes/things-to-do/guimaraes-castle), a 740 m

Destino: [Guimarães](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/guimaraes.md)