Welcome to our Blog!

Hi! We’re the Insidewomen and we are in the 12th grade of the Martins Sarmento High School.
This blog is part of the “Area de Projecto”( a subject at school). As the name of the blog can tell, the subject of our project is Tourism and Art in Guimarães.
Since our city has been nominated for the European Capital of Culture in 2012, tourism has become even more important for the promotion of the city all around the world.

Our city

This is the city we see everyday when we come to school. And the opinions are not very different: it’s all beautiful!
So we photographed all places that we like and that we think deserve to be visited.
We hope you’ll enjoy it ;)

Snow in our city
It snowed last January in Guimarães, after 20 years without any snow. And we wanted to take pictures of the beauty of the white that made our city even more beautiful!
We hope you’ll enjoy it!!! ;)

Vila Flor Cultural Center

This is the biggest Cultural Center in Guimarães. It has several exposition rooms, auditoria and stages. It is placed in an old building surrounded by a beautiful and simple garden in the city centre. The new administration buildings and the Auditoria are very modern and have a modern design.

Even not wanting to sound cheesy, we have to say: our city is really gorgeous! And when the night falls during Christmas season, it is really amazing! That’s why we decided to take photos of the best illuminations of this Christmas and post them here. We hope you´ll enjoy it!

Our little mountain Penha

The mount of Santa Catarina (Saint Catherine) is also known as Mount of Penha. It is one of the biggest touristic attractions for its natural beautiful landscape, and for its religious importance, since it is a peregrination centre. We advice all the tourists and visitors to use the cable car because it is a pleasant trip, where you can appreciate the beauty of this mount. We hope this map helps you to reach our beautiful “little mountain”.
When we went to Penha we had the opportunity to take unique photos of the sanctuaries, of the nature and all the religious symbols. That´s why we´d like to share them.

Guimarães Castel
Our castle is one of the most beautiful castles in our country, and this is only the truth (we are not boasting!)Recognized by UNESCO as cultural patrimony, this overwhelming castle is visited by lots of people from everywhere. Near the castle is the Paço dos Duques, which is worth to visit but it is being restored at this moment.

City's park

This park is for everyone a place where you can have fun and relax, too. It is swarmed with a lot of schools, which take the students there for sport activities. This is also the greenest and cleanest spot in our town that every one likes but it is not always respected as some are not eco-friendly.

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