Academic Traditions Tour in Coimbra
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- 3 hours
- 5 languages
- Instant confirmation
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
Discover Coimbra’s academic traditions, its symbols, rituals, and stories as you travel through iconic corners, explore academic traditions, and discover some of the city’s most curious and least-known secrets.
Inclusions
What's included
- Tickets University of Coimbra
Itinerary
The tour begins at the University of Coimbra, where participants discover the institution’s history, academic traditions and some of its most iconic spaces. The entrance ticket is included.
Stop next to Sé Nova to learn about the history of the building and its connection to Alta de Coimbra. The visit is made only by the outside, without entrance to the monument.
Parking outside the Old See, one of the most remarkable monuments of the city and a place linked to important academic traditions. There is no entrance to the monument.
Down by the iconic Quebra-Costas, one of the most characteristic areas of the historic center. Along the way, participants learn stories about the city and the connection between the Alta and the Baixa.
Walk through the streets of the Baixa de Coimbra, where the commercial life, the history of the city and the local traditions meet. The Guide presents some of the most relevant spaces and episodes of this zone.
The tour ends at the historic Café Santa Cruz, installed in an emblematic building of the Baixa de Coimbra. It is the place chosen to complete the experience and remember the stories and traditions presented along the route.
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Largo D. Dinis, at the top of the monumental stairs and look for a properly marked Guide from Portugal Green Travel
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 8 travellers
- Operated by
- Portugal Green Travel
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
How it compares in Coimbra
- Its from-price is 46% below the median of the 209 experiences we list in Coimbra.
- Its length is typical for the group.
About Coimbra
Coimbra is a hill city on the Mondego River in central Portugal, home to a centuries-old university, a baroque library and its own style of fado.
Coimbra rises above the Mondego River in central Portugal and was the country's capital in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Its university, founded in 1290 and settled in Coimbra from 1537, is the oldest in Portugal, and the old campus on the hill is a UNESCO site with the gilded Joanina Library and a tall clock tower. Students still wear black academic capes.
Top-ranked sights in Coimbra: University of Coimbra (Universidade de Coimbra).
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