Guimarães: Family Quest, Cable Car, Lunch & Art Workshop｜Portugal

Meet your guide in Largo da Oliveira, in the heart of historic Guimarães. Receive your Eagle Explorer Cards and begin the adventure. Search for medieval symbols, mysterious animals, shields, and architectural details hidden around the historic center.

Solve simple puzzles connected with Portugal’s first king and discover why Guimarães is known as the Birthplace of Portugal. Complete the challenges and reveal the Eagle’s secret instruction: GO HIGHER!

Take the cable car towards Penha Mountain and watch Guimarães become smaller below you. Receive an observation challenge during the journey: Can you spot the castle? Can you recognize the historic center? Where would you build an eagle’s nest?

At the top of Penha, explore its extraordinary landscape of huge granite rocks, forest paths, hidden passages, and viewpoints. Complete your Eagle Eyes Mission by finding natural objects and secret places around the mountain. The final clue leads you to the Eagle’s resting place.

Relax and enjoy lunch on top of Penha, surrounded by nature and mountain views. This is also time to rest, talk, and enjoy the atmosphere before the final creative challenge.

After lunch, it’s time to become the Eagle. Use paints, feathers, ribbons, and creative materials to make your own Eagle Mask, Eagle Wings, or Guardian Eagle Shield. Choose a name and a special power for your eagle. Will you become the Eagle of Courage? The Eagle of Friendship? The Eagle of Adventure? Or perhaps the Eagle of Guimarães?

Put on your creation and head to the viewpoint for the final family challenge. Spread your wings above Guimarães and receive your last Golden Feather. Every child becomes an official Guardian Eagle of Guimarães. Take family photos overlooking the city and bring your handmade creation home as a souvenir of your adventure.