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Coimbra
First capital of the kingdom, in the time of our first monarchs, for almost two centuries, it gained new prominence with the foundation of the University in 1290, which provided the formation of a urban core full of remarkable buildings.
Visiting Coimbra is revisiting the past, witnessing the life and joy of the present.
Did you know that …
• the city of Coimbra was the capital of Portugal for more than a Century (between 1131 and 1255)?;
• that there are bats in the Joanina Library and that they play a fundamental role in keeping books, as the bats eat the paper-eating insects?;
• Rainha Santa Isabel is the patron saint of Coimbra? and that she always had a strong connection with the city? After being crowned queen, she went to live in Coimbra, in 1282, where she was the protagonist of the famous “Miracle of the Roses”?
Visit Coimbra, an old, effervescent city that has a young population with a lot to teach and show us.
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* Duration: 8 hours
* Starts: Lisbon, Portugal
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Coimbra
First capital of the kingdom, in the time of our first monarchs, for almost two centuries, it gained new prominence with the foundation of the University in 1290, which provided the formation of a urban core full of remarkable buildings.
Visiting Coimbra is revisiting the past, witnessing the life and joy of the present.
Did you know that …
• the city of Coimbra was the capital of Portugal for more than a Century (between 1131 and 1255)?;
• that there are bats in the Joanina Library and that they play a fundamental role in keeping books, as the bats eat the paper-eating insects?;
• Rainha Santa Isabel is the patron saint of Coimbra? and that she always had a strong connection with the city? After being crowned queen, she went to live in Coimbra, in 1282, where she was the protagonist of the famous “Miracle of the Roses”?
Visit Coimbra, an old, effervescent city that has a young population with a lot to teach and show us.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Lisbon, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
Avoid the stress of traveling by public transport or a shared tour and choose the comfort and safety in the company of your private guide who will pick you up at your hotel in a comfortable vehicle with the Clean & Safe Seal guarantee.
Travel time from Lisbon to Coimbra is approximately 2h (204km)
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: University of Coimbra, Paco das Escolas, Coimbra 3000-370 Portugal
You will start the visit to Coimbra at the University of Coimbra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Enter the Paço das Escolas. Here you find the Joanina Library, the São Miguel Chapel, the Capelos Room, the Medieval and Academic Prison, the Weapons Room, the Private Examination Room and the University Tower are located.
Founded in 1290 by King D. Dinis, the University of Coimbra is the oldest Portuguese-speaking university and one of the oldest in the world.
With 730 years of history, the University of Coimbra is an unavoidable institution in the history of Portugal and the entire Portuguese-speaking world, having been considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013, due to its unique material and immaterial heritage, fundamental in the history of Portugal. European and world scientific culture.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Old Cathedral of Coimbra (Se Velha de Coimbra), Coimbra Portugal
While leaving the University, you will follow towards Sé Velha (Old Cathedral of Coimbra).
The construction of the Old Cathedral began in the 12th century under the direction of Master Roberto, who was directing in the same period the works of the Cathedral of Lisbon. The Romanic church, built in yellow limestone, is located on a slope and is composed by three aisles, prominent transept and threefold headboard. The one floor cloister, located on the southern side of the church was built in the beginning of the 13th century.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Praca Oito de Maio, Praca 8 de Maio, Coimbra 3000-300 Portugal
This square owes its name to the day when, in 1834, liberal troops entered Coimbra. Welcomes buildings from the 16th, 17th and other centuries, with some ex-libris of the city as the Monastery of Santa Cruz.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Igreja e Mosteiro da Santa Cruz, Praca 8 de Maio, Coimbra 3001-801 Portugal
You will find the Praça 8 de Maio where you find the Monastery of Santa Cruz de Coimbra, National Pantheon and one of the oldest monuments of Coimbra, founded in 1131. In this Monastery are buried the first two kings of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques and his son, D. Sancho I.
Did you know that • Santo António, one of the most beloved saints deepened his knowledge at the Santa Cruz Monastery ?
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Velha, Rua das Parreiras, Coimbra 3040-266 Portugal
The Monastery of Santa-Clara-a-Velha, founded in 1283, by a noble lady, D. Mor Dias, and delivered to the Poor Clares shortly after. Later, he was refounded by Queen Isabel of Aragon, the Holy Queen who, when she became a widow, wore the Poor Clares’ habit.
Did you know that …
• the Santa-Clara-a-Velha Monastery suffered several floods caused by the Mondego River ?
• it was in the Paço of the Santa-Clara-a-Velha Monastery that D. Inês de Castro lived and, later, in 1355, was executed following the order of King D. Afonso IV, father of D. Pedro I of Portugal, future king of Portugal and D. Inês de Castros lover. The story doesn’t end here! Find out more through our guide’s testimony about Pedro and Inês on the spot?
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Lisbon, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
It was a great day and it is time to return to your hotel in Lisbon. We hope to see you again soon on another visit in Portugal.
You will be able to choose a Drop-off location different from the Pick up one, provided it is in Lisbon.
See you soon!
Duration: 2 hours
