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Vacation attractions and car rental providers in Portugal today: The birthplace of the nation and where Portugal's first monarch, Dom Afonso Henriques, was born in 1110, Guimarães was once the capital of the kingdom of "Portucale." Recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site for its collection of historic monuments grouped in and around the old town center, it is the Castelo de Guimarães that best symbolizes the role played by the town in defining the nation's culture and tradition - it even appears on the Portuguese coat of arms. Originally built in the 10th century, but substantially extended by Henry of Burgundy two centuries later, the stronghold, on an elevated outcrop of granite, comprises a central keep - the Torre de Menagem - surrounded by massive battlements and fortified…