3 Day Trip to Cantanhede

This historic public garden, built in 1849, is closely associated to the legends of the city. Kin...

Though this interactive science museum in the northeast corner of the university is part of the u...

Founded in 1913, this important Portuguese museum of art is housed in the former Bishop’s P...

As far as tourist attractions go, this is the best kind of cemetery. Established in 1860, it has ...

Right in front of the Santa Cruz Church and the Town Hall is one of the most important squares in...

Built in the 11th century as one of the three principal entries into the city, the successive gat...

There is a certain genre of Portuguese music, melancholy songs sung to the accompaniment of strum...

First it was known as the Old Square, then as St. Bartholomew's square (after the Baroque church ...

The first church built here was a 10th century monument; the small church you see here today is f...

The name of the square has a historical context. Portagem is the Portuguese word for tolls. This ...

Sometime in the middle of the 12th century, the first King of Portugal, Afonso Henriques, and the...

This 18th century library, though a part of the University of Coimbra campus, is an attraction in...

Construction may have begun in 1598, but this church wasn’t inaugurated until 1698. Origina...

Not much remains of the original Romanesque structure that was first constructed here in 1131. Th...

This lovely 13-hectare garden, first established in 1774 and now managed by Coimbra University, h...

Targeted at kids, this charming miniature parks recreates famous Portuguese monuments, buildings ...

Near the Mondego River, the ruins of this old 13th century monastery, which was abandoned over 30...

The whole point of this park was to exploit the recreational potential of the Mondego River. The ...

North east of the historic center of the city lies a forest steeped in the Coimbra’s popula...