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Braga has always been an important centre for culture, commerce and religion. With a total urban population of 175,063 inhabitants, Braga is the third-largest city in Portugal (after Lisbon and Porto), including the city and suburban parishes; the municipality, which includes 62 parishes, has a population in 2011 of approximately 181,819 inhabitants (the seventh largest municipality in Portugal by population). Its agglomerated urban area extends from the Cavado River to the Easte River. Braga is also the seat of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Minho, which includes a population of 826,833 (2007 statistics), considered one of the fastest growing urban areas in the European Union.In 2012, the city was awarded with the title European Youth Capital 2012.

The popular descriptions of the various regions of Portugal goes something like this, "In Braga they pray, in Coimbra they study, in Porto they work, in Lisboa they govern, and in the Algarve they play."

Paço Arquiepiscopal (Episcopal Palace of Braga) 14th - 18th century

South wing

The Archiepiscopal Court (Paço Arquiepiscopal) or the Old Archbishop's Palace is a set of three different buildings with distinct characteristics and time periods.The Eastern wing (facing the Santa Barbara Garden is of Gothic style and dates to the 14th and 15th centuries.The Western wing (facing the Municipio Square) was built in the 18th century in the Portuguese Northern Baroque style.The South wing, defining the Paço Square, is composed of various buildings from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.Presently, the building lodges the Rectorate of the University of Minho, the Public Library and the District Archive

Episcopal Palace of Braga, South wing

Jardim de Santa Bárbara (Garden of Santa Barbara)

Jardim de Santa Bárbara (Garden of Santa Barbara) is a municipal garden alongside the eastern wing of the historical Archbishop's Palace of Braga. The remains of the medieval arcade of the palace forming the southwest corner of the garden

Sculpture in São Francisco Square

Sculpture in São Francisco Square

Sculptures in Capelistas Street

Azulejos

Jardim de Santa Bárbara and vertical office block

Monumento bimilenário de

Braga by Pedro Cabrita

Reis

Prometeu (Universitate do Minho)

Universidade do Minho In 2012, the city was awarded with the title European Youth Capital 2012

Biscainhos Garden Boy Statue Garden of The Biscainhos Museum

Igreja da Misericórdia,

Igreja da Misericórdia,Sao Luis de Franca

Igreja da Misericórdia,

Igreja de São Vítor, 1686

Saint Martin of Tours, in Tibaes Monastery

Igreja de Santa Maria Madalena

Saint Mark Church or the Church of the Hospital

Saint Mark Church or the Church of the Hospital

Statue of Saint Andrew in Hospital Church

Braga mediaval

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro (or Sanctuary of Sameiro)

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro (or Sanctuary of Sameiro)

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro (or Sanctuary of Sameiro) is a sanctuary and Marian shrine located in Braga, in the surroundings of the city.Construction was begun on 14 July 1863 on the domed church of Nossa Senhora do Sameiro (Our Lady of Sameiro). The founder of the shrine was the Vicar of Braga, Padre Antonio Martinho Pereira da Silva. The sanctuary is the largest Marian devotional shrine in Portugal, second only to the Sanctuary of Fátima.

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro (or Sanctuary of Sameiro)

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro

Pope John Paul II visited this Marian shrine on May 15, 1982

Pope John Paul II visited this shrine on May 15, 1982

Arco da Porta Nova

Estádio Primeiro de Maio

Estádio (Municipal Stadium) Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura

Estádio (Municipal Stadium) Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura

Text: InternetPictures: Sanda Foişoreanu Gabriela Cristescu Internet Copyrights of the photos belong to each photographer

Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanuwww.slideshare.net/michaelasanda

Sound: Ana Moura - O Fado Da Procura (Fado of Search); Rosa Cor de Roda (Pink Rose); Primeira Vez (First Time)