Baroque Arch's Ancient Square
Braga is a city and a municipality in the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga, in the historical and cultural Minho Province. The municipality, which includes 37 civil parishes had a resident population of 181,494 inhabitants in 2011, representing the seventh largest municipality in Portugal (by population). Its area is 183.40 km². Its agglomerated urban area extends from the Cávado River to the Este River. The city was the European Youth Capital in 2012. It is host to the archdiocese, the oldest in Portugal. Under the Roman Empire, known as Bracara Augusta, the settlement was centre of the province of Gallaecia. Braga is also the third largest metropolitan area of Portugal behind Lisbon and Porto, as well as a major hub for inland Northern Portugal.
Braga Portugal
Baroque Arch's Ancient Square
Braga is a city and a municipality in the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga, in the historical and cultural Minho Province. The municipality, which includes 37 civil parishes had a resident population of 181,494 inhabitants in 2011, representing the seventh largest municipality in Portugal (by population). Its area is 183.40 km². Its agglomerated urban area extends from the Cávado River to the Este River. The city was the European Youth Capital in 2012. It is host to the archdiocese, the oldest in Portugal. Under the Roman Empire, known as Bracara Augusta, the settlement was centre of the province of Gallaecia. Braga is also the third largest metropolitan area of Portugal behind Lisbon and Porto, as well as a major hub for inland Northern Portugal.
Braga Portugal