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Castelo de Guimarães
A 10th-century castle associated with the founding of Portugal, beside the Paço dos Duques in UNESCO-listed Guimarães.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Serzedo
Braga, Portugal · Europe
About Serzedo
Serzedo works well as a base: 10 minutes from Felgueiras, 39km from Peneda-Geres National Park.
Serzedo is in Braga, Portugal, with about 8,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Felgueiras, about 5 km away.
Serzedo e Calvos (officially: União das Freguesias de Serzedo e Calvos) is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Serzedo and Calvos. The population in 2021 was 2,265, in an area of 4.50 km2.
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What is there to see near Serzedo?
Within an hour or so of Serzedo: Castelo de Guimarães (7 km), Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte (21 km), Marão Tunnel (29 km), Fisgas de Ermelo (29 km).
Are there any good drives near Serzedo?
The nearest famous roads are Circuito da Boavista, Estrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão) and EN222 Régua–Pinhão Road.
Where is Serzedo?
Serzedo is in Braga, Portugal, about 5 km from Felgueiras.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,000
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Braga
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 41.4050, -8.2293
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Worth the detour from Serzedo
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte
Braga's UNESCO pilgrimage church crowning a 116-metre baroque zigzag stairway devoted to the five senses: climb it or ride the 1882 water-balance funicular, the oldest of its kind still running in the world.
21 km · about 25 min drive
tunnel
Marão Tunnel
At 5.7 km the longest road tunnel in the Iberian Peninsula, carrying the A4 under the Serra do Marão between Amarante and Vila Real: gateway to the Douro wine country.
29 km · about 35 min drive
waterfall
Fisgas de Ermelo
A multi-tier waterfall dropping through a granite gorge in the Alvão Natural Park, with roadside viewpoint access.
29 km · about 35 min drive
national park
Peneda-Geres National Park
Portugal's only national park, a wild landscape of granite peaks, oak forests, waterfalls, and ancient Roman roads in the north.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Livraria Lello
A breathtakingly ornate neo-Gothic bookshop in Porto with a famous crimson staircase, often called the world's most beautiful bookstore.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Dom Luis I Bridge
A striking double-deck iron bridge designed by a student of Gustave Eiffel, spanning the Douro gorge between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Clerigos Tower, Porto
Porto's iconic Baroque bell tower offering panoramic views over the city's terracotta rooftops and the Douro River.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Serzedo
- 29 kmMarão TunnelAt 5.7 km the longest road tunnel in the Iberian Peninsula, carrying the A4 under the Serra do Marão between Amarante and Vila Real: gateway to the Douro wine country.
- 43 kmPonte Dom Luís I, PortoA double-deck wrought-iron arch bridge over the Douro completed in 1886, linking Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia.
- 45 kmCircuito da BoavistaA genuine city street circuit in Porto that ran Formula One in 1958 and 1960 and was revived for historic racing. Off-race weekends you simply drive or walk the seafront and boulevard sections as ordinary city streets.
- 46 kmDouro ValleyThe oldest demarcated wine region in the world, with terraced vineyards lining the dramatic slopes of the Douro River gorge.
- 48 kmEstrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão)A 27km stretch of the EN222 following the Douro river past terraced vineyards, frequently cited as one of Europe's best driving roads.
- 49 kmArouca 516 & Paiva WalkwaysOne of the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridges, 516 metres of open mesh deck swaying 175 metres above the Paiva gorge: linked to 8 km of riverside boardwalks through the Arouca Geopark. Book a timed slot; not for vertigo sufferers.
Driving in Portugal
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€9.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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