I arrived at Avenida da Liberdade in the morning, under a warm sun, after a soothing sleep in a hotel unit in the city gates.  I had to take the path to Real, then head for Frossos and Merelim toward Prado, from which I would go to Ponte de Lima for a distance of 36 km. One of the lenses of my sunglasses broke free of the frames, so I went to the avenue to find an optical. Luckily, I found the Franco Oculista. It is a modern shop, very nice. I was so well attended that I ended up buying a pair of sunglasses. After all, mine were already old and needed to be replaced. I asked for suggestions, places to visit nearby. They suggested me the Fonte do Ídolo.

I followed the instructions they gave me to reach the Fonte do Ídolo, a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Nabia, that have been built in the first century. The monument is a picture with one meter tall inscribed on a vertical surface with three meters wide. The statue is degraded enough, which does not allow telling whether it is a male or female figure, but only of a character holding an object in its hand, perhaps a cornucopia. The Fonte do Ídolo is an important monument of Braga and even Portugal, in what concerns heritage and science.

After leaving the Fonte do Ídolo, going up the Avenida da Liberdade, I noticed the beauty of Theatro Circo, on my left, and I could not resist photographing it. If the façade was impressive, the inside left me dazzled by the good colours of gold and purple of the rooms. During the guided tour, I learned that the Theatro Circo is celebrating a century of existence, it was opened on 21^st  of April 1915. I regretted having to follow my plan to get at Ponte de Lima that day, but I would have enjoyed the great cultural proposal that the beautiful home of arts and shows offered for that day.

I went up the Avenida da Liberdade to the top, where is the Tourist Office. Inside I found a beautiful photograph of a church; they told me that was Igreja dos Congregados, a hundred meters away, walking down Avenida Central. I visited it. It is a baroque temple of rare beauty; it began to be built in the late 17th century designed by the architect André Soares, who became an emblematic figure of European Rococo.

20 meters from the Igreja dos Congregados I found a unique bookstore, in Rolão House. A beautiful example of civil architecture of Baroque style, designed by the architect André Soares, built in the mid-eighteenth century. At 100ª página Book Store I found a book about Braga in French. It's amazing the amount of books that are distributed by shelves that grow up to the ceiling. The access to the higher shelves is achieved through a metal ladder which is supported on the racking structure. There are books for all tastes: poetry, fiction, essays, art, children's literature, magazines and comics, among others. It has a lovely courtyard where I had lunch one of the light meals from the cafeteria menu.

I left the 100th page book store and returned to the top of Avenida da Liberdade through the Avenida Central  gardens where I entertained myself with a fun ritual practice carried out by freshmen at the University of Minho. Reaching the fountain, I could watch the Arcad, in Praça da República, and I could not resist taking a series of photographs for future memory.

The high temperature of summer sun felt in my body made me walk in the shade, leaning against the shops of the Capelistas’ Street. In front of “Armazém dos terceiros” a fashion show was running, organized by the ACB – Braga’s Commercial Association, showing some proposals for Fall-Winter. I entered the store, blessed by air conditioning, and bought a scarf for the neck and a fresh blue polo shirt. I could not help notice the excellent value of the products exhibited in the two floors of the Store.