Tenões Audio Guide
Explore Tenões with Stanza's GPS-triggered offline audio guide.
About the Tour
Tenões is a former civil parish located in the municipality of Braga, Portugal. It is notable for hosting parts of the grounds surrounding the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte.
What you will hear
The Sacred Gateway (Pórtico)
Introduce the formal entrance to the sanctuary grounds, marking the transition from the secular village to the sacred woods.
Aerial View of the Portal
From this perspective, the gateway reveals how the broad circular pavement narrows into a focused path, leading visitors into a vast wooded sanctuary spanning over 1.6 square kilometers.
The World's Oldest Water Funicular
Highlight the site's engineering masterpiece: a 19th-century railway powered entirely by water counterbalancing.
Bom Jesus do Monte Funicular
Opened in 1882, this engineering marvel is the oldest funicular in the world that still operates using a unique water-counterbalancing system.
The Funicular Mechanics
The secret to this 140-year-old ride is simple gravity, using a massive 1,200-liter water tank to pull one car up as the other descends.
The Knight Overlooking Braga
Conclude with the panoramic view of the city and the statue of the knight who guards the sanctuary.
Statue of Saint Longinus
This massive equestrian statue from 1819 depicts Saint Longinus, the Roman soldier believed to have pierced the side of Christ during the crucifixion.
The View Over Braga
Looking out from the high ridge beside Saint Longinus, the entire city of Braga stretches across the valley floor, revealing the true scale of the climb from the village of Tenões far below.
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