Private Tour: Coimbra (City of Students) Santarém (Gothic City)
Enjoy visits Coimbra, know as the “City of Students” 200 km north of Lisbon and affords a rewarding 10 hours Private Tour experience. Coimbra, is a World Heritage city located in the center of Portugal known by its small and labyrinth streets with old houses and has the oldest university in the country. The oldest university in Portugal is a World Heritage Site, high on a hill in the middle of the city. The Coimbra university is founded precisely where Portugal’s first kings had taken up residence centuries before, and the city’s monasteries have tombs of these rulers. Coimbra is a charming city with a long history, visit mandatory are the Monastery of Santa Cruz, Old Cathedral of Coimbra and Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha. Private tour also includes a free and flexible pick-up (7:30am) /drop-off (6:30pm) from your located accommodations, Lunch and driver/guide.
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Private Tour: Coimbra (City of Students) Santarém (Gothic City)
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Universita Di Coimbra
Visit the oldest university in Portugal is a World Heritage Site, high on a hill in the middle of the city. It’s a big tourist draw and has hundreds of years of history to show off. You could scale the 180 steps in the 16th-century tower at the highest point of the university for an awesome perspective of the city. Also well worth your time is the Sala dos Capelos, the 17th-century ceremonial hall and you need to survey the magnificent ensemble on the Paço das Escolas courtyard. Unruly students were locked up at the students’ prison, and you’ll begin the whole experience by crossing the Iron Gate, which was once the entrance to Coimbra’s medieval citadel.
Tou must visit Coimbra - On the high banks of the Mondego River, Coimbra is a city with the oldest university in the country. The prestige of this school will hit you when you step onto the Paço das Escolas courtyard. In this rich ensemble of buildings is one of the finest libraries you’ll ever set foot in. The university is found precisely where Portugal’s first kings had taken up residence centuries before, and the city’s monasteries have tombs for these rulers. For culture, you’ll learn about the tragic love affair between the medieval Prince Pedro I and the noblewoman Inês, while Coimbra has its own genre of fado music that also originated at the university.
Visit the best Baroque library - This esteemed Baroque library is on the Paço das Escolas, where Portugal’s earliest kings once lived. It goes back to the 1720s and needs to be seen to be believed. The library is composed of three vast salons, bounded by monumental doorways. Each salon has tall lacquered and gilded shelves, and enormous study tables made with dark hardwood shipped over from Brazil. There are more than 250,000 volumes here, dating from the 1500s to the 1700s and dealing with history, geography, medicine, law and science. One of the curious things you’ll learn about the library is that it maintains a colony of bats bred to eat insects that would damage the books.
Inclusions
- Private tour
- Professional guide
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Lunch
- Driver/guide
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Coronavirus Safety Measures - The safety and well-being of everyone who uses our services are always our priority. We are actively monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and are taking steps to help keep our customers safe.
- We’re certified by the Official Tourism entity ‘Turismo de Portugal’ with the hygiene certification stamp ‘Clean & Safe’.
- For our safety, we operate only private tour and pick-up/drop-off all passengers. We clean and disinfect our vehicles every tour and we provide hand sanitizer and masks to our customers.
- Our guides are experienced professionals, courteous and drive defensive and safety with only one objective to ensure your safety and satisfaction.
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This is a Private Tour we pick-up all persons please inform your hotel or address. We are flexible with tour/pick-up times from 7:30 am to 8:30 am. Please indicate your preferred time - 7:30 am is the norm.
