Top Dog-Friendly Attractions in Guimarães

The 10th-century granite castle on the hill above the city, traditional birthplace of Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal. The outer ramparts, keep approach and surrounding lawns are dog-friendly year-round; only the keep interior, where the small museum lives, is closed to non-assistance dogs.

The 15th-century brick-and-granite ducal palace built for the first Duke of Bragança, with its 39 brick chimneys, courtyard and formal gardens. The gardens and the outer courtyard are dog-friendly year-round; the palace interior with its tapestries and museum collection admits only assistance dogs.

The iconic medieval square at the heart of the UNESCO old town, named after a legendary olive tree, with the Gothic Padrão do Salado shrine (1342) commemorating the Portuguese victory at the Battle of Salado, the Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira and the granite arcades of the Antigos Paços do Concelho. The square is entirely a pedestrian outdoor public space, dog-friendly year-round.