All by ourselves in HISTORIC Guimaraes, Portugal! 🇵🇹

[@anndixon5330]

Great views! Another fun day! Loved the music selection!

[@TalesFromOurPocket]

Thank you!! ❤️❤️

[@TheSuiteLifeofNannyandGigi]

Lol cracking up at the feet on those narrow steps 😂great organ playing too haha you two have such great dynamics and it comes through well! Lunch envy? Stealing (borrowing) that one lol that draw bridge looked totally safe Uhhmm I’m so okay with being glued to a snack. So much squash! I never knew the versatility. I must now google recipes lol thanks for sharing guys! Safe travels!

[@TalesFromOurPocket]

Nobody knew I could play organ like that - the secret is out now! 😂😂 You're right - I shouldn't complain about being glued to a snakc, hahaha. You can totally steal / borrow lunch envy! It happens a little too often to me (Heather) though. 🙄😁

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[@chrisward4576]

I've been to guimaraes, it's pretty quiet

[@TalesFromOurPocket]

Ahhh, so not just when we were there. A hidden gem!

[@OnePackWanderers]

Some of those really old buildings really put it into perspective how short people were at different points in history 😂 Loved your music choice at Palace of the Dukes! Google also on point with their opening hours 😂

[@TalesFromOurPocket]

😂😂😂 Thanks re the music! We wanted something suitable for the atmosphere. 😉 Dang Google man, hahaha. Poor Bill doesn't fit through so many old tunnels and doorways. Wait until we get to Asia someday!

[@filipe2444]

Guimarães and Braga are two of the oldest cities in Portugal and probably the two cities that share the biggest rivalry in Portugal, going back to the 13th century (started because of religious jurisdiction: the priests in Guimarães didn't recognize Braga's power over them and the tension has remained to this day). In modern times it's more noticeable in sports, especially football.

[@TalesFromOurPocket]

It's fascinating that the rivalry carries on still today. Thank you for sharing!

[@gabkoost]

Pretty sure the rivalry precedes that by centuries as the Queen Dona Teresa claimed the throne to herself from Braga while her son the first King of what would become Portugal was operating from Guimarães. The very reason why Guimarães had special privileges come from it's role and importance in the creation of the independent kingdom. This rivalry is also about the legitimacy of Braga to continue as part of thr kingdom of Galicia and Empire of Leão and a rogue separatist supported by the nobles of thr county of Portucale. These cities might be neighbors but they are the absolute opposite which, ironically, historically makes them the 2 faces of the same coin.

[@filipe2444]

@@gabkoost You couldn't be more wrong if you tried. Braga was instrumental in the establishment of an independent Kingdom of Portugal through the figure of the Archbishop João Peculiar. He was the one who crowned Afonso Henriques, he organized the meeting which lead to the Zamora Treaty and travelled to Rome several times (over 10 times) to convince the Pope to recognize our kingdom. Some of the things you wrote are borderline insane and I have no idea where you got them from.

[@gabkoost]

@@filipe2444 that's because you're unable to separate religion and monarchy as well as getting your time line wrong. Dona Teresa was mostly living in Braga. Braga was the main city in the kingdom. Her son, the rebel, was operating mostly from Guimarães. This is why there was feudal opposition between the 2 cities and the church had nothing to do with it. No one convinced the pope of anything. The pope only agreed to recognize that rogue state because it suited the reconquista interests. The county or Portucale was nothing but a small part of thr kingdom of Galicia. Trying to give off the idea that Braga was a key city within the context of the indepence shows you're jumping ahead of time. Sure, once Teresa and the battle of SÃO Mamede was over, plenty of rats came out of the ship. Including the church who had no say at all about the family feud that led to the formation of a new Kingdom.

[@filipe2444]

@@gabkoost It's the historical consensus amongst all portuguese medieval historians but sure, whatever my man, don't let me get in the way of your fiction.

[@miguelcoelho3877]

Hi there. That was a good video. However, I would like to draw your attention to the foundation date of the Castle of Guimarães (minute 5:11). it was first built in the 900s (the tenth century, as it is clearly indicated by the Roman numeral "X", on the text by the entrance) and not in the 1000s. You might also like to know that the name "Guimarães" comes from the founder of the County of Portucale (the county that is linked to the foundation of Portugal), Vimara Peres. Guimarães' inhabitants are called "Vimaranes" for that very reason. Here's some further reading on the matter: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Portugal#:~:text=The%20County%20of%20Portugal%20%28Portuguese%3A%20Condado%20de%20Portugal%2C,which%20the%20identity%20of%20the%20Portuguese%20people%20formed.

[@TalesFromOurPocket]

Thank you very much for all that info! Yep, we got that wrong about the date for the castle. 😊 We'll have to read about the "Vimaranes"!

[@miguelcoelho3877]

@@TalesFromOurPocket My pleasure. Always glad to help. If you're interested in the ancient history of that place you might also consider looking into the Suebic Kingdom of Galicia -- the first independent Christian kingdom to emerge in the Iberian Peninsula as the Romans were leaving around the fifth century. It might shed some light as to the reasons why the north of Portugal and the south of Galicia bear many similarities, including the language. And why these make for many of the differences between the Portuguese and the Spaniards. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Suebi Happy reading.

[@RobotJo]

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[@TalesFromOurPocket]

Thanks for watching! We'll check out your channel.

[@s.baldrick870]

"Gu-a-mares"??

[@TalesFromOurPocket]

Maybe?? 😂

[@s.baldrick870]

Google translator!

[@jetfowl]

Gee-mah-resh.

[@s.baldrick870]

@@jetfowl No, gee/guy (french) mah ra esh/ch/x - 2 latin A (english A=EI in portuguese). Gui ma rães ("ães" nasal sound)..

[@ivo8662]

No you’re are wrong Porto is the capital check the real history

[@TalesFromOurPocket]

Apparently Guimaraes is considered the "birthplace of Portugal" because the first Portuguese king was here (not that it was a capital). At least, that's what we learned while visiting?

[@miguelcoelho3877]

Porto was never the capital of Portugal, even if it gave Portugal its name!