RUA DE SANTA MARIA
(SANTA MARIA STREET)
The medieval street Rua de Santa Maria is one of the oldest
in Guimaraes.Its role in the history of the city is of the greatest importance
since its course was used as the communication rote between villa do Mosteiro
and Villa do castelo the centuries, inhabited by clergy ,nobility and people of
prestige , such as the Canons of the collegiate church Colegiada de Nossa
Senhora de Oliveria, becoming an elite street.
Like all medieval streets, it
would have been a dark, cramped and dirty street, where the warning of “watch
out for water” would have been a constant. Today, it is one of the most
beautiful and typical streets of the Historic centre and on it alongside the
big houses – some with coat of arms and with wrought iron balconies, we can
find simple houses but enriched with beautiful wooden balconies.
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