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- Portuguese
- English
- Italian
- French
- Spanish
Coimbra is where Portugal began. It was the kingdom's first capital, when the country was founded around 1139 and Lisbon was still under Moorish rule, and it holds the oldest university in the country, a UNESCO World Heritage Site founded in 1290. The day's centrepiece is the Baroque Joanina Library, one of the most beautiful in the world, where entry is by a timed slot that sells out in high season. We pre-book that slot the moment you book and build the whole day around it, so you step inside on time instead of waiting in a queue or finding it sold out. This is a private, unhurried day that brings together the university and its library, the Romanesque Old Cathedral, and the royal tombs of Portugal's first two kings at the Monastery of Santa Cruz, with the option to add Conímbriga, the best-preserved Roman city in the country.
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Itinerary
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University of Coimbra: the UNESCO Paço das Escolas, with your pre-booked timed entry to the Baroque Joanina Library
1 hour • Admission ticket included -
2Se Velha De Coimbra
Sé Velha, the finest Romanesque cathedral in Portugal
1 hour • Admission ticket included -
3Santa Cruz Church
Monastery of Santa Cruz, a National Pantheon, with the tombs of Portugal's first two kings
1 hour • Admission ticket included -
4Conimbriga Ruins
Conímbriga, about 16 km south: the best-preserved Roman city on the Iberian Peninsula, with mosaic floors, the House of the Fountains, and a 3rd-century wall built straight through earlier houses against the barbarians. An on-site museum of statues, coins and mosaics - If you choose Coimbra e Conímbriga option
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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