Joined 2024
Fernanda S.
Available Areas
Braga (Living), Guimarães
Languages
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Native)
Response Time
Less than an hour
Availability Updated
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About Tour Guide Fernanda S.
Hi there! Welcome to Guimarães and Braga, Portugal.
My name is Fernanda. In the past I have studied Tourism and worked as a hotel receptionist for 6 years in Oporto. I then returned to University and got a Bachelor's degree in Portuguese/Latin/Greek and became a teacher.
I like talking to people and I have enjoyed visiting cultural sites and monuments ever since I was a child. I especially like to communicate with people from other countries and cultures. Finally, Braga and Guimarães are two towns I know really well. For many years I studied in both Braga and Guimarâes, and I also worked for years in Guimarâes.
I would be happy to be your personal tour guide as I have done so many times for my overseas friends. I would love to take you to popular places as well as places unknown to the average tourists. I can provide you with the valuable insight of a local, along with a unique experience, as I have been doing for the last 10 years as a private tour guide.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions. I look forward to talking with you about your exciting personal tour!
Take care,
Fernanda
Tourism degree
Portuguese/Latin/Greek bachelor's degree
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
Discover the Medieval Town of Guimarães Half Day Tour - Walking tour
- Walking tour - You will visit monuments from the year 950 untill the modern times, travelling through diverse periods of the Portuguese History. Guimarães Castle has been recognized by the "Tourism-Review" magazine one of the 10 best castles in Europe, however for the Portuguese people it is much more than that, according the legend it was where our first king was born, hence Guimaraes beeing known as "the crib of nationality".
Enjoy Braga Full Day City Tour - Walking Tour
Braga is the capital of Minho region. A two thousand years old city, the oldest portuguese town. It is known as the "Roman city"; but also as the "baroque city", due the high number of baroque monuments and also, as the "Archbishops city" because for centuries its archbishopric was the most important in Iberian Peninsula. ** If you arrive to Oporto by boat, it is also possible to provide transportation from Oporto harbour, according an extra fee
Visit the main spots of Braga and main sanctuaries on this full day tour
You will be guided through city center and visit the most important monuments. Then I will drive you to Bom Jesus and Sameiro sanctuaries, tourist-religious resorts where nature and art "give their both hands" to make both real ex-libris in the city of Archbishops. Sameiro it is the second centre of Marian devotion in Portugal, after Fátima. Let's explore town and the surroundings!
Visit Braga, Bom Jesus Sanctuary & Guimarães Highlights Tour
A double tour in one! The best you can get for one day; You will have the chance to visit Braga, the Portuguese Rome, and on the way, Bom Jesus Sanctuary, then Guimarães, a medieval small town, "Crib of nationality", and first capital of Portugal, on the XII century. Let's talk food! Minho gastronomy it is excellent , a real experience for the palate that I highly recommend, so if you intend to take this opportunity I can book a nice Portuguese restaurant for a complete experience.
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