Coimbra in 3 days: complete itinerary with map

Igreja De São Tiago

Igreja de Santiago is a church located at Praça do Comércio in São Bartolomeu parish, Coimbra, Portugal. Built between the late 12th and early 13th centuries, it is one of the great Romanesque monuments of the city, and is classified as a National Monument.

Old Cathedral Of Coimbra

The Old Cathedral of Coimbra is a Romanesque Roman Catholic building in Portugal. Construction of the Sé Velha began some time after the Battle of Ourique (1139), when Prince Afonso Henriques declared himself King of Portugal and chose Coimbra as capital. The first Count of Coimbra, the Mozarab Sisnando Davides, is buried in the cathedral.

Aeminium

Aeminium was the ancient name of the city of Coimbra, Portugal.

Machado De Castro National Museum

The Machado de Castro National Museum is an art museum in Coimbra, Portugal, named after the renowned Portuguese sculptor Joaquim Machado de Castro. It first opened in 1913 and its latest renovation (2004–2012), which included the addition of a new building, was awarded the Piranesi/Prix de Rome Prize 2014.

Porta Moçárabe

Penedo Da Saudade

Penedo da Saudade, previously known as Pedra dos Ventos is a historical public garden built in 1849 in Coimbra, Portugal. The garden is bounded to the north and west by Avenida Dr. Marnoco e Sousa and faces south and east, with panoramic views of the Mondego River, the Coimbra skyline and the Coimbra City Stadium.

Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra

The Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra is a botanical garden in Coimbra, Portugal. In 2013, UNESCO declared the university a World Heritage Site, noting its architecture, unique culture and traditions, and historical role, including the botanical garden.

New Cathedral Of Coimbra

The New Cathedral of Coimbra, also referred to as Cathedral of the Holy Name of Jesus, is currently bishopric co-seat, along with the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, of the city of Coimbra, in Portugal. The cathedral is located near the historical University of Coimbra in the upper part of the town.

Igreja De São João Das Donas

Monastery Of Santa Cruz

The Monastery of the Holy Cross, also known as the Church of the Holy Cross, is a National Monument in Coimbra, Portugal. Because the first two kings of Portugal are buried in the church, it was granted the status of National Pantheon.

Ponte De Santa Clara

The Ponte de Santa Clara is a t-section and haunched girder bridge completed and opened on 30 October 1954, crossing the Mondego River leading to the town square of Coimbra. It was inaugurated on the same date it opened by prime minister António de Oliveira Salazar for a total cost of 15,000 contos.

Portugal Dos Pequenitos

The Portugal dos Pequenitos is a miniature park in the civil parish of Santa Clara e Castelo Viegas, in the municipality of Coimbra, in the Portuguese district of Coimbra. The park consists of diminutive versions of Portuguese houses and monuments, and has pavilions dedicated to the former Portuguese colonies.

Aguieira Dam

Aguieira Dam is a multiple-arch dam on the Mondego River, located on border line between the municipalities of Mortágua and Penacova, in Central Portugal.