Barcelos - underrated by tourists?

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Barcelos is a city in Braga district, the north Portugal famous in the country by it’s pottery. The most noticeable places are:
1/Ruins of the palace of Duques de Bragança
2/Igreja Matriz (church), located nearby
3/The medieval tower (porta Nova), city centre
4/Church of Bom Jesus da Cruz and the gardens
5/Convento de São Salvador (Areias de Vilar).

Public transport from Porto: bus, trains (Urban to Nine, then regional to Barcelos). Kindly notice if you travel from Lisbon, that IC train Santa Apolonia - Porto Campanha is always delayed, while the time gape between trains (Porto - (Nine) - Braga) is just 10 min, and the tickets for urban trains can be bought just in Porto.

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wow! Beautiful city :heart_eyes:

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Barcelos looks like a hidden gem :heart_eyes: Beautiful pictures
Thanks for sharing this underrated destination @ShpytkoOleh

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Excellent photo @ShpytkoOleh and the place looks well-maintained with the decorations.
Do you have the Google Maps link to this place?
Please add it to your main post to help local guides reach there easily.

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Beautiful photos of a beautiful city. The history of the place is very interesting. Please do add the maps link as well so that Local Guides can refer to the place on Maps as well.