Hotel do Templo Braga

Situated in Braga city, this hotel boasts elegantly decorated rooms and an expansive landscaped garden. It features a sunbathing terrace, Turkish bath and hot tub. Hotel do Templo's rooms are airy and sunny and feature French windows with thick black-out curtains. Each one has a TV with multilingual satellite and an en suite bathroom with amenities. Apéritifs and local wines are available at the chic lobby bar. Hotel do Templo is 4 km away from Sameiro Sanctuary.

Hotel guests can use the indoor swimming pool, gymnasium and jacuzzi free of charge. Guests can use the games room, billiards and table tennis at Hotel do Parque (50 metres away) free of charge. There is a children's playground and tennis court 150 metres away.

With 42 double rooms, the customers can take advantage of total privacy and an exclusive service.

Panoramic Restaurant (located 50 metres away in Hotel do Elevador): With capacity for 120 people, the Panoramic Restaurant presents a pleasant panoramic view of the city of Braga. It offers a traditional regional kitchen. The diversity of the natural landscape and the influences received during centuries of other peoples are elements that explain the multiplicity of the gastronomic specialties: potato and cabbage broth and bread made from maize, roast pork, the cod, the octopus and the trout, the chicken rice " pica no chão" and the duck rice, the kid and the baked heifer, the ham and the frying pans of Braga, are some of the excellent examples. Lobby Bar: Open until midnight with perfect atmosphere for a pleasant night.

Geres National Park (30 km) - Peneda-Geres is of particular note because it is the only National Park in existence in Portugal. Founded in 1971, it covers an area of 72,000 hectares and has an extraordinary diversity of climate and scenery, comprising the transition zone between the Mediterranean and Euro-Siberian regions. Because of this, flora and fauna are found that are rare or non existent in other parts of the country. Human occupation dates back 7,000 years and Megalithic, Celtic and Roman monuments are found frequently. Bom Jesus Natural Park - Close to Bom Jesus church, you can see the view from Gerês and Soajo Mountains to Esposende and Viana´s beaches. Inside the temple, there is a latin cross shape, and it's worth a visit. You must also visit the lifts; powered by water. Sameiro Sanctuarie (2 km)– Sameiro was built in 1870 and it is a place of the Marian cult. Braga Historical Centre (5 km) – The Main Cathedral built in the 12th century, Biscainhos Museum and Garden, Coimbras Chapel and House original temple of the 16th century, Towers and arches of the Braga Castel, Bishop’s Palace and Stª Bárbara Garden are some of the places that we suggest.

Travel information

By Car: From Oporto: - On the A3, follow the Circular of Braga heading to Braga South. - On your right-hand side you will see the Carrefour Hypermarket. - Keep going on the circular until the Repsol Shop, then you must take the right lane and exit to Avenida João XXI. - On your right side will see the amusement park Bracalandia followed by a roundabout. There you must take right turn, heading to Bom Jesus. From Vila Verde: - You will have to head to Bom Jesus passing through Avenida Padre Júlio Fragata until you arrive at a roundabout. - There you must turn left to Avenida João Paulo XXI then you must follow the above-designated passage. From Barcelos: - Take the EN 103. - The entrance to the city is made in Ferreiros, in a roundabout. - You must turn left heading to Estadio or Braga Este, entering the Circular of Braga. - Pass the tunnel and head to Bom Jesus, following Avenida Padre Júlio Fragata (you will see a hypermarket on your left-hand side). - At the roundabout, turn left to Avenida João XXI, following as explained above.