Domus 26

Braga


Just outside the historic centre, this newly renovated guesthouse offers four plush, modern rooms in a 19th-century mansion, with frigobars (small fridges), coffee-makers and other homey touches. The best rooms have views up the street to Braga's cathedral.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Braga attractions

1. Arco da Porta Nova

0.06 MILES

Framing the western entrance to Braga's historic centre, this baroque and neoclassical arch was designed by André Soares in the late 18th century.

2. Museu da Imagem

0.06 MILES

In a beautifully minimalist medieval stone tower, outfitted tastefully with steel and wood stairs, this museum shows off impeccably lit, international…

4. Museu dos Biscainhos

0.13 MILES

An 18th-century aristocrat’s palace is home to Braga's enthusiastic municipal museum, with a nice collection of Roman relics and 17th- to 19th-century…

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Braga’s extraordinary cathedral, the oldest in Portugal, was begun when the archdiocese was restored in 1070 and completed in the following century. It’s…

6. Capelas e Coro Alto

0.15 MILES

A guided tour grants access to the cathedral’s three most striking chapels: the showpiece Capela dos Reis, home to the tombs of Henri of Burgundy and Dona…

7. Tesouro-Museu da Sé

0.15 MILES

The cathedral's modern treasury museum houses a goldmine of ecclesiastical booty, including the lovely Nossa Senhora do Leite of the Virgin suckling…

8. Termas Romanas do Alto da Cividade

0.17 MILES

These ruins of an extensive bathing complex – with an attached theatre – dating from the 2nd century AD, were probably abandoned in the 5th century. See…