The CCVF's Grand Auditorium has 2 large foyers, a bar for coffee breaks, a secretarial space and a reception area and cloakroom.

Large Auditorium

Capacity / Pax: 794 people in the seating section (+ 5 for persons with reduced mobility)

Possible uses: shows, conferences, congresses, seminars, etc.

1st floor Foyer

Area: 400 m2

Capacity / Pax: 250 seated, 70 around a “U"-shaped table and 400 in a reception

2nd floor Foyer

Area: 200 m2

Capacity / Pax: 120 seated and 200 in a reception

Possible uses: technical exhibitions, cocktails, coffee breaks, etc.

In smaller-scale events, the Centro Cultural Vila Flor also has a small auditorium with 200 seats, desk area, a cloakroom and a foyer with bar for coffee break services.

Small Auditorium

Capacity / Pax: 188 seated (+ 2 for persons with reduced mobility)

Possible uses: shows, conferences, congresses, etc.

Foyer

Area: 300 m2

Capacity / Pax: 200 in a reception

Possible uses: technical exhibitions, cocktails, coffee breaks, etc.

The eighteenth-century Vila Flor Palace was commissioned by the Portuguese nobleman, Tadeu Luís António Lopes de Carvalho de Fonseca and Camões. It was subsequently purchased by the family of the Counts of Arrochela, who hosted Queen D. Maria II in the palace, when she visited Guimarães and elevated its status from town to city. The palace was sold again, and hosted the 1st Industrial and Commercial Exhibition of Guimarães in 1884. Later it wa purchased by the Jordão family, who completed the work that was begun by Tadeu Luís, with the exception of the sequence of statues of the Kings of Portugal located on the Palace’s north and west facades. It was acquired by Guimarães City Council in 1976, and initially housed the Guiimarães pole of of the University of Minho. The Municipal vegetable garden was originally installed in the area originally occupied by the palace’s vegetable garden. After its acquisition by the Municipality, it was abandoned for several years. The Palace has undergone numerous interventions aimed primarily at dividing its interior. It was initially used to house the University of Minho, and then a music academy, a theatre workshop, a university organisation, professional training rooms. None of these interventions aimed at the rehabilitation and restoration of the Palace as a whole. As a result its interior was degraded and, above all, its identity was distorted by so many transient and disconnected changes. The passage of time and the effects of bad weather left marks on the exterior that required requalification. This 18th century Palace - which the Parish Memories of 1750 refer to as having an “admirable architecture and a grandiose landscaped garden” - has now been remodelled and equipped, and is part of the Centro Cultural Vila Flor. The vestiges from the original 18th century Quinta Vila estate include the boxwood gardens, with terraces bordering the Palace’s north façade, which, according to various historical and architectural texts, are highly representative of manor house terraces of the epoch.

Exhibition Rooms

1st floor area: 400 m2

2nd floor area: 450 m2

In addition to the auditoriums, the Centro Cultural Vila Flor has four meeting rooms, with natural and artificial lighting, and equipped with air conditioning. Three rooms are prepared for simultaneous translation into two languages. Each room can be furnished and structured according to the specific needs of each event. The foyer adjacent to the rooms can also be used as an exhibition space.

Rooms S1, S2, S3 and S4

Area: 60 m2

Capacity / Pax 55: seated, 29 in a “U” table, 34 in na “O” table and 24 in a school

Hall of S1 Room

Area: 40 m2

Capacity / Pax: 50 in reception

Possible uses: work meetings, training sessions, product launches, etc.

The CCVF also has a restaurant, open from Monday to Saturday.

More information at www.grupomigas.com/trattoria-migas

First period of 15 minutes € 0.20

Remaining periods of 15 minutes € 0.15

Single day ticket (08:00 to 20:00) 6,00 €

Single night ticket (20:00 to 08:00) € 1.00

Event Ticket (2 hours before and 2 hours after) € 1.00

Lost ticket (per day) € 8.00