Hostel Prime Guimaraes

About

Set deep in the middle of Guimaraes, our Hostel primes for its location. The house is from 17th Century and fully rebuilt end of 2011. We offer traditional Portuguese hospitality in a relaxed, light mood and FAMILIAR way.Guimaraes, the cradle of Portugal, has a MIDDLE AGE HISTORICAL CENTER that is a UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SINCE 2001, including a 12th Century Castle and a 15th Century Palace.Guimaraes is 2012 EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE, every day we have a big cultural agenda.Guimaraes will be 2013 EUROPEAN CITY OF SPORTS.Our city is famous for traditional Dishes, Wines and Celebrations. Gualterianas festival is 120 years old and Nicolinas date to the 14th century, a giant parade organized by students. Hostel has a fully equipped kitchen for preparing small meals, as well as a common area with computer, free wifi, TV and National Geographic magazines.Around Guimaraes there are several IRON AGE VILLAGES very well kept and our city is a perfect base for exploring PENEDA GERES NATIONAL PARK, a real paradise in Earth.Come, meet Guimaraes and stay with us!! You won't regret it!!