The old heart of Guimarães' leather tanning industry, active from the Middle Ages until 2005, listed as a Property of Public Interest in 1977 — the first legislative initiative of its kind in Portugal for industrial archaeology. It's part of the Historic Centre of Guimarães and Zona de Couros, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, preserving tanning pits, wooden drying sheds and restored old factories, now home to the Youth Hostel (Pousada da Juventude), the Centro de Ciência Viva "Curtir Ciência" and branches of the Universidade do Minho.
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Source: em.guimaraes.pt
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004 · Linha Cidade (via Toural e EB23 João Meira)012 · Circular Carvalhos - Abação014 · Circular Pinheiro - Abação071 · Circular Covas - Pevidém072 · Circular Santiago de Candoso - Pedral073 · Circular Mascotelos - Pedral084 · Gondar (via Candoso S. Martinho)180 · Pinheiro - Guimarães (via S. Faustino e Covas)182 · Calvos - Guimarães (via Pinheiro)N71 · Santo Amaro (via Salgueiral)N83 · Circular S. Martinho Candoso - Gondar
