Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Coimbra, Portugal

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 5 km
Ascend 318 m
Descend 193 m

Experience Coimbra in Portugal in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in CoimbraIndividual Sights in Coimbra

Sight 1: Teatro da Cerca de São Bernardo

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Teatro da Cerca de São Bernardo / Attribution

Escola da Noite - Grupo de Teatro de Coimbra is a Portuguese professional theatre company, based in Coimbra since its foundation in 1992, being an Institution of Public Utility since 1998. It has premiered 72 shows so far and presented about two thousand sessions in Coimbra and on tour, both nationally and internationally. In choosing the repertoire, it seeks a balance between classic and contemporary authors, with two special points of interest: the work of Gil Vicente and the dramaturgy in Portuguese. Aeschylus, Euripides, Chekhov, Lorca, Beckett, Heiner Müller, José Sanchis Sinisterra, Nelson Rodrigues, Plínio Marcos and Abel Neves are some of the authors he has worked with. In recent years, he has deepened a new front of work – the scenic adaptation of non-dramatic texts from, for example, the works of Ruy Duarte de Carvalho, Rubem Fonseca and Franz Kafka and, in poetry, Adélia Prado and Manoel de Barros.

Wikipedia: A Escola da Noite (PT)

57 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Igreja da Nossa Senhora do Carmo

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The Carmo Church, also referred to as the Carmo College and Church and the Home of the Third Order of St. Francis, is located in the parish of Coimbra, city, municipality, and district of Coimbra in Portugal.

Wikipedia: Igreja do Carmo (Coimbra) (PT), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

85 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Santa Clara Monastery (Sofia)

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It is called the University of Coimbra - Alta e Sofia, the historical-cultural complex classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013, housing 4 parishes of the Historic Center of Coimbra located in the city of Coimbra, in Portugal. The University of Coimbra is one of the oldest universities still in operation in the world and the oldest in Portugal and the Portuguese-speaking countries and regions.

Wikipedia: Universidade de Coimbra - Alta e Sofia (PT)

617 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Palácio Sub-Ripas

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Palácio Sub-Ripas

The Palace of Sobre-Ribas, also referred to as Paço de Sub-Ripas and Casa de Sub-Ripas, is located in the parish of Coimbra, municipality of Coimbra, district of Coimbra, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Paço de Sobre-Ribas (PT), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

192 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Igreja da Sé Velha

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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.

Wikipedia: Old Cathedral of Coimbra (EN)

362 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Biblioteca Joanina

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The Biblioteca Joanina, sometimes known in English as the Joanine Library, is a Baroque library in Coimbra, Portugal, located at the heart of the University of Coimbra. The Biblioteca Joanina is regularly considered one of the most beautiful libraries in the world.

Wikipedia: Biblioteca Joanina (EN)

861 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 7: Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra

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The Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra is a botanical garden with an area of 13.5 hectares, located in Coimbra, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Jardim Botânico de Coimbra (PT), Url

1162 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 8: Parque de Santa Cruz

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Parque de Santa Cruz

The Santa Cruz Park, popularly known as Jardim da Sereia, is located in the parishes of Sé Nova, Santa Cruz, Almedina and São Bartolomeu, in the city, municipality and district of Coimbra, in Portugal.

Wikipedia: Parque de Santa Cruz (PT)

1686 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 9: Igreja de Santo António dos Olivais

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The Church of Santo António dos Olivais, also referred to as the Convent of Santo António dos Olivais, the Parish Church of Santo António dos Olivais and the Sanctuary of Saint Anthony of Olivais, is located in the parish of Santo António dos Olivais, in the city, municipality and district of Coimbra, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Igreja de Santo António dos Olivais (PT)

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