Santa Cruz
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Visit Santa Cruz

Stay Hotel Coimbra Centro
Location, cleaning and Location are very good.
Reviewed on 23 Dec, 2025

Vila Gale Coimbra Hotel
Good news and bad news. Good news: We had a broken suitcase handle when we arrived. On mention to the concierge, the maintenance man arrived in 5 minutes with toolbox in hand and in another 5 minutes he had it fixed. Yay! Five stars to that guy! Bad news: my wife and I had a couples massage and were ...
Reviewed on 2 Dec, 2025

NH Coimbra Dona Inês
Check in staff was great. Room was comfortable.
Reviewed on 12 Dec, 2025

SOPHIA STUDIOS
Location location location. Everything would’ve been 5 stars the only issue was the hot water heater. It literally last for 5 minutes. And that was with being conservative with it. One had to shower in the morning the other at night. We made it work but was a little annoying. Great places to eat ...
Reviewed on 9 Dec, 2025

Coimbra Vintage Lofts
Clean, central, very spacious. Kitchen could add a few more implements, but overall very good
Reviewed on 1 Nov, 2025

Entre Ruas Apartments
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding stay in Coimbra – highly recommended! We traveled from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Coimbra, Portugal, and our stay at Rua Apartments exceeded all expectations. We stayed in Room 3.1, which was very comfortable and cozy for a family of four. The living room, kitchen, and dining ...
Reviewed on 24 Dec, 2025
Popular places to visit

Coimbra University
Enjoy the views from the bell tower and visit the Baroque library in the former prison on the campus of one of Europe’s oldest universities.

Portugal dos Pequenitos
Embrace your inquisitive side, as you inspect the various homes, pavilions and monuments of this intriguing and fun miniature village.

Old Cathedral of Coimbra
One of the main attractions of Coimbra’s central historic area, this fascinating preserved cathedral has a fortress design and Arabic touches.

Biblioteca Joanina
Go on a guided tour of a library containing countless tomes, Baroque architecture and an intriguing history entwined with a prison.

Santa Cruz Church
Examine the range of Manueline and Romanesque architecture and inspect the artworks in the final resting place of two kings.

Jardim da Manga
This small garden centers on an old fountain, believed to be one of the earliest examples of Renaissance architecture in Portugal.
Things to do

Coimbra Top Attractions Walking Tour

Coimbra: Barca Serrana Traditional Boat Trip

Coimbra Scavenger Hunt and Highlights Self-Guided Tour

Tour Between Lisbon - Porto or Porto-Lisbon with several stops

Full Day Tour from Porto to Coimbra and Aveiro with River Cruise


