Universidade de Coimbra
Paco das Escolas, Coimbra, 3000-370, Portugal
30 min Admission not included
Have the opportunity to know the oldest university of Portugal together with one of the world’s grandest and unique libraries, the Biblioteca Joanina, where the bats are responsible for the cleaning of the books and the walls are thick enough to maintain its temperature.
Biblioteca Joanina
Largo da Porta Ferrea, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, 3000-004, Portugal
30 min Admission not included
18th century library
Se Nova Catedral de Coimbra
Largo da Feira dos Estudantes, Coimbra, 3600-213, Portugal
Pass by
18th century church
Se Velha De Coimbra
Largo da Se Velha, Coimbra, 3000-383, Portugal
15 min Admission not included
This church was built in the 12th century by Afonso Henrique when he claimed himself king of Portugal and made Coimbra its capital. After that had some modifications that finished in the 16th century, so you today you can observe the mixture of styles in its architecture.
Torre de Almedina
Arco de Almedina 15, Pátio do Castilho, Coimbra, 3004-509, Portugal
Pass by
Pass through the Almedina door and tower, the original entrance of the fortified city center.
Igreja de Santa Cruz
Praca 8 de Maio, Coimbra, 3001-801, Portugal
15 min Admission not included
Also built in the 12th century, finished in the 13th century, by the two first kings of Portugal, where they are both buried. Suffered modifications in the 16th century by King Manuel I and made it what it is today.