Does Guimarães have an urban rehabilitation area (ARU)?
Yes, Guimarães has declared more than ten urban rehabilitation areas (ARU), starting with the Centro Histórico Intramuros and areas around it. The page links each Diário da República edital.
- Council ARU page
- cm-guimaraes.pt/areas-de-intervencao/ambiente-e-sustentab...
- First ARU listed
- Centro Histórico Intramuros e Áreas Adjacentes, Edital 1812/2022
- Also listed
- Moreira de Cónegos, Lordelo, Serzedelo, Ronfe, Brito, Azurém, São Torcato and several industrial parks (editais of 2024)
- Online maps
- sig.cm-guimaraes.pt/websig/v5/portal2/public/index.php?pa...
- Contact
- geral@cm-guimaraes.pt (council general email)
- Sources
- cm-guimaraes.pt/areas-de-intervencao/ambiente-e-sustentab...
- Checked
- 2026-11-05
What you get
- Inside a declared ARU, national tax rules can apply to rehabilitation works: reduced VAT, IMI and IMT exemptions and an IRS deduction. The conditions are in the guide; the council decides whether the IMI exemption can be renewed for five more years.
More: What an ARU gives you
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