By order of the Secretary of State for Culture - in addition to the scheduled annual closing days - our Monuments will also be closed on December 24th and 31st. Therefore, the Ducal Palace, the Guimarães Castle and the Church of São Miguel will be closed on December 24th, 25th and 31st, as well as on January 1st, 2024. On December 26th and January 2nd, the three Monuments will be open to public. We take this opportunity to wish you Happy Holidays!

The Guimarães Castle is undergoing restoration works, under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR). The works include the: - Roof replacement of in the towers; - Cleaning of invasive vegetation on the walls and towers, and sealing of joints; - Rehabilitation of the rainwater system; - Installation of two stairways and metal walkway along the wall-walk; - Lighting of the wall-walk; - Construction and installation of a reception and ticket office. While these works are in progress, the access to the wall-walk and the keep is barred. However, visitors can freely access the place-of-arms, thus allowing one to see the interior of the walls and to observe the ongoing works. Eventually, for reasons related to visitor safety, the Castle may be closed completely. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Considering the increase in number of visitors, between the 1st of July and the 31st of August 2023, the opening hours of the Ducal Palace will be between 9:00 AM and 8:00 PM. The last admission is at 7:30 PM. For security reasons, the Guimarães Castle maintains its regular opening hours. We look forward to your visit!