Centro Internacional das Artes José de Guimarães

Centro Internacional das Artes José de Guimarães is an arts center in Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião, Guimarães, Braga District. Centro Internacional das Artes José de Guimarães is situated nearby to the church St. Peter’s Basilica, Guimarães, as well as near the square Toural.

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Type: Arts center
Description: art museum
Also known as: “Centro Internacional das Artes Jose de Guimaraes” and “CIAJG”
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Estádio D. Afonso Henriques and St. Peter’s Basilica, Guimarães.

Estádio D. Afonso Henriques

Stadium

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The Estádio D. Afonso Henriques is a football stadium in the city of Guimarães, Portugal. The stadium is home of Guimarães's most successful team, Vitória de Guimarães, presently competing in the top-flight Portuguese Liga. Estádio D. Afonso Henriques is situated 460 metres northwest of Centro Internacional das Artes José de Guimarães.

St. Peter’s Basilica, Guimarães

Church

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Saint Peter's Basilica is a Catholic basilica built in neoclassical style at the Toural Square, inserted in the freguesia of Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião, part of Guimarães, in northwest Portugal. St. Peter’s Basilica, Guimarães is situated 170 metres southeast of Centro Internacional das Artes José de Guimarães.

Toural

Square

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The Toural Square, commonly referred as just Toural, is the most important square and place of gathering on the Portuguese city of Guimarães. It began in the 17th century as a place to sell bulls, oxen and other goods. Toural is situated 190 metres southeast of Centro Internacional das Artes José de Guimarães.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Creixomil and Azurém.

Creixomil

Village

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Creixomil is a village.

Azurém

Village

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Azurém is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães in the Braga District of Portugal. The population in 2021 was 9,090, in an area of 2.9 km2. One of the campus of the University of Minho if located here.