Hotel Sao Nicolau

Hotel Sao Nicolau is a hotel in União das freguesias de Braga (São José de São Lázaro e São João do Souto), Braga. Hotel Sao Nicolau is situated nearby to the playground Parque 25 de Abril, as well as near Hotel Mercure Braga Centro.

Type: Hotel
Description: hotel in Braga, Portugal
Also known as: “Hotel São Nicolau”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fountain of the Idol and Raio Palace.

Fountain of the Idol

Museum

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The Fountain of the Idol is a Roman fountain located in the civil parish of São José de São Lázaro, in the municipality of Braga, northern Portugal. Located in the former territory of the Callaici Bracari, the granite rock fountain/spring has Latin inscriptions, dedicated to the Gallaecian and Lusitanian gods Tongoenabiagus and Nabia. Fountain of the Idol is situated 330 metres northwest of Hotel Sao Nicolau.

Raio Palace

Museum

Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Palace of Raio is a Baroque era residence in the urbanized area of the municipality of Braga, in the civil parish of São José de São Lázaro. It is an example of the late Baroque, early Rococo style of decoration by Portuguese architect André Soares, notable for his influence in the northern Baroque movement. Raio Palace is situated 380 metres west of Hotel Sao Nicolau.

Theatre Circo

Theater building

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The Theatre Circo is a 20th-century, Portuguese revivalist theatre, in the civil parish of São João do Souto, municipality of Braga. Designed by the architect João de Moura Coutinho, it was first inaugurated on 21 April 1915 with a performance of Ruggero Leoncavallo's operetta La reginetta delle rose. Theatre Circo is situated 450 metres northwest of Hotel Sao Nicolau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São João do Souto and São Victor.