Hotel da Oliveira

Guimarães


With an unbeatable location in the heart of town, this contemporary hotel in a historic building has tastefully appointed rooms jam-packed with amenities. The four best suites overlook beautiful Praça da Oliveira, as does the breakfast room, whose front terrace is a dreamy space to greet the day in warm weather.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Guimarães attractions

1. Antigos Paços do Concelho

0.02 MILES

Guimarães’ 14th-century former town hall sits above an arcaded portico providing a most graceful communication between cosy Largo da Oliveira and the more…

2. Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira

0.03 MILES

Founded by Countess Mumadona in the 12th century and rebuilt four centuries later, the beautiful Largo da Oliveira is dominated by this convent church.

3. Museu Alberto Sampaio

0.03 MILES

Built around the serene Romanesque cloister of Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, this museum has an excellent collection of ecclesiastical art and…

4. Igreja de São Francisco

0.17 MILES

This 13th-century church has a brilliantly gilded and ornamented baroque interior, along with a lovely Renaissance cloister and 18th-century azulejos …

5. Museu Arqueológico Martins Sarmento

0.21 MILES

This fantastic collection of mostly Celtiberian artefacts is housed in a former convent and named after the archaeologist who excavated Citânia de…

6. Igreja de São Gualter

0.23 MILES

This slender 18th-century construction, with its 19th-century twin spires and blooming run-up from central Guimarães, has the most striking appeal of all…

7. Paço dos Duques de Bragança

0.24 MILES

Looming over the medieval city on Guimarães’ hilltop, with its crenellated towers and cylindrical brick chimneys, Paço dos Duques was first built in 1401…

8. Plataforma das Artes e Criatividade

0.24 MILES

For the 2012 European Capital of Culture, the old market square was revamped into a multipurpose cultural centre inside a shimmering three-floor metallic…