Wonders of Penha Guimarães and Porto, Portugal

Описание: Guimarães is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved and authentic example of the evolution of a medieval settlement into a modern town" in Europe. The Nicolinas are the city's main festivities.

Monte da Penha, or Monte de Santa Catarina, is the highest point in the Portuguese city of Guimarães, with a height of 613 metres (2,011 ft) above mean sea level. The hill provides a panoramic view of the centre of Guimarães, and is accessible by road and by the Guimarães Cable Car, a gondola lift from the city centre.

Monte da Penha is the location of the Penha Sanctuary an art deco style church constructed between 1930 and 1947. There is an annual pilgrimage to the site on the second Sunday in September.

The top of Monte da Penha is dotted with granite outcrops, several of which were used as shelters during the Copper and Bronze Ages. Archaeological remains found in these natural cavities consist of ceramic fragments and various types of stone and metal objects. Some of these can be seen at the museum of the Martins Sarmento Society in Guimarães, and the Museu Nacional de Arqueologia, in Lisbon.

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira is a collegiate church in Guimarães, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.