The capital of culture for Europe 2012 is Guimaraes in Portugal.
If you are taking a holiday in Portugal in the Costa Verde region then you should go and visit Guimaraes which is officially Europe’s culture centre this year.
Not only are there annual festivities in Guimaraes every August but this year with the nomination of this historic city as a centre of culture for Europe there will be more on offer.
There will be host of activities and exhibitions encompassing everything from fine arts to cinema, street art and dance, the whole spectrum. So you can be sure to be culturally entertained.
UNESCO have nominated Guimaraes a world heritage site and this year it takes on the added role of a meeting point for innovation.
We have an impressive range of villas in Costa Verde, including villas in Braga which neighbors Guimaraes. Our growing range of high quality holiday villas in Portugal is attracting an increasing following of clients.