Things to know if travelling to Gil Vicente | OneFootball

Brentford take on Gil Vicente at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos in a pre-season friendly on Friday 25 July (kick-off 7.30pm BST and local time).

The match will be broadcast live on the club's website and official app for supporters who are not making the trip to Portugal.

If you are heading to Estádio Cidade de Barcelos on Friday, here’s some useful travel information and what to do when you get to the ground.

Getting to Estádio Cidade de Barcelos

The stadium is located in Barcelos, Portugal, a city north of Porto.

Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Rua das Raízes, Vila Boa 4750-780 Barcelos, Portugal

The stadium is around a 40-minute drive or taxi ride from Porto airport.

If you are staying in Barcelos, we recommend that you take a short taxi journey or walk to the stadium. Walking will take around 30 minutes from the city centre.

Bus service 112 heading north will also take you from the city centre to outside the stadium. Please check local guides and maps before taking public transport.

Fan zone - limited edition t-shirt giveaway

There will be a fan zone for home and away fans outside the stadium, opening at 5pm.

Head there early to meet other Bees fans and enjoy local food trucks, a DJ and a kids zone. Buzz Bee will also on site to greet fans.

There will also be a giveaway of limited-edition Gil Vicente x Brentford x Joma t-shirts made exclusively for the match. T-shirts are first come, first served. Get down early to get yours!

Entering the stadium

If you secured a free ticket for the match using your ticketing account, you will be sent your ticket(s) on a PDF by the club's box office team ahead of kick-off. Tickets can be scanned digitally.

Entrance for Brentford fans will be at gate 13, open at 6.15pm.

What to see in Barcelos

Barcelos is an ancient city with many stunning and well-preserved buildings and bridges.

Explore the city’s rich heritage of pottery, embroidery, woodcarving and other crafts at Barcelos market.

There are also a number of art galleries to visit, or you discover the region’s history at the Archaeological Museum or the Ceramics Museum.

How to watch the game from home

Friday's match will be streamed live on our website and official app. The stream will begin 30 minutes before kick-off.

To watch on the website, click here to go to the Gil Vicente v Brentford match hub.

Alternatively, download the official app on the App Store or Google Play to stream the game live on your phone or tablet.

Find the stream on the homepage of the app.