# Castle of Guimarães, Portugal: what it is and when to go > Castle of Guimarães is a building in Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal. Interests: History. The best time to visit is March to October. In June there are 14 h 59 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 01. It has articles in 21 Wikipedias: it is one of the fifty best-known places in Portugal on this site. Here is what it is, where it lies, when to come, how to get there and what else is nearby to turn it into a trip. - Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/castelo-de-guimaraes/ - Reviewed on: 2026-10-02 - Language: en ## In a nutshell - **What it is:** Building in Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal · History - **Where:** Portugal - **Best time:** March to October. - **Nearest airport:** OPO Porto, 40 km as the crow flies - **Protection:** Protected heritage - **Coordinates:** 41.44791, -8.29045 ## What it is and where Castle of Guimarães is a building in Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal. It has articles in 21 Wikipedias: it is one of the fifty best-known places in Portugal on this site. It is in [Braga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/braga/), where this site lists 78 more places to see, 16 km from the centre. Its coordinates are 41.44791, -8.29045; the nearest main airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO, Porto), 40 km as the crow flies. How to get around Portugal (train, car, bus) is covered in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/#moverse). - [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=41.44791%2C-8.290447) - [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=41.44791%2C-8.290447) - **Protection:** Protected heritage It is one of the [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/historia/) places in Portugal. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap. ## When to go The best time to visit Castle of Guimarães is **March to October**. | Mes | Época | Hours of daylight | | --- | --- | --- | | January | Possible | 9 h 19 | | February | Possible | 10 h 24 | | March | Best time | 11 h 40 | | April | Best time | 13 h 07 | | May | Best time | 14 h 20 | | June | Best time | 14 h 59 | | July | Best time | 14 h 43 | | August | Best time | 13 h 40 | | September | Best time | 12 h 16 | | October | Best time | 10 h 51 | | November | Possible | 9 h 37 | | December | Possible | 9 h 01 | In June there are 14 h 59 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 01. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather. When to go to Portugal in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/#cuando-ir). ## Before you go to Portugal To enter Portugal there are 6 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Valid ID card (DNI) or passport”: they are all, with their deadlines, in [the Portugal checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/#antes-de-salir). Currency: Euro (EUR); plugs: Type C and F · 230 V · 50 Hz (the same as in Spain); emergencies: 112. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it. ## What is nearby - [Palace of the Dukes of Braganza](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/paco-dos-duques-de-braganca/): Building in Guimarãeses, Braga District, Portugal · 168 m - [Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/igreja-de-nossa-senhora-da-oliveira/): Church building in Guimarães, Portugal · 579 m - [Padrão do Salado](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/padrao-comemorativo-da-batalha-do-salado/): Monument of the battle of Rio Salado in Guimarães, Portugal · 597 m - [Padrão de D. João I](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/padrao-de-dom-joao-i/): Monument in Guimarães, Portugal · 1.1 km - [Monte da Penha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/penha/): Cultural heritage monument in Guimarães, Portugal · 2.7 km Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in [the Portugal guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/). ## More in Portugal: History - [University of Coimbra](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/universidade-de-coimbra/): public university in Coimbra, Portugal - [Belém Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/torre-de-belem/): fortified tower located in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal - [Jerónimos Monastery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/monasterio-de-los-jeronimos/): building in Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon District, Portugal - [Mafra, Portugal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/palacio-nacional-de-mafra/) - [Estádio do Dragão](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/estadio-del-dragon/): football stadium in Porto, Portugal - [Batalha Monastery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/monasterio-de-batalha/): building in Batalha, Leiria District, Portugal Every Portugal place under History, each with its season, is on [its page](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/historia/). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Castle of Guimarães? It is a building in Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal. It has articles in 21 Wikipedias: it is one of the fifty best-known places in Portugal on this site. ### When is the best time to visit Castle of Guimarães? March to October. In June there are 14 h 59 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 01. ### How do you get to Castle of Guimarães? The nearest main airport is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 40 km as the crow flies. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=41.44791%2C-8.290447) opens the route on the map, and how to get around Portugal is explained in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/#moverse). ### How do I add it to my trip? With one tap. In Kokai it is already on the Portugal map, next to the places you save yourself: add it to a day's plan, give it a time and, if you like, get a reminder when you pass nearby. ### What else is around here? Nearby you have [Palace of the Dukes of Braganza](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/paco-dos-duques-de-braganca/), [Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/igreja-de-nossa-senhora-da-oliveira/), [Padrão do Salado](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/padrao-comemorativo-da-batalha-do-salado/). The rest is in [the Portugal guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/). Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/346365692), licensed under the ODbL, and from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2658498), CC0. More about Castle of Guimarães on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_Guimar%C3%A3es). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).