Santa Cruz
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Visit Santa Cruz

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

NH Coimbra Dona Inês
Check in staff was great. Room was comfortable.
Reviewed on Dec 12, 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 Dec 2, 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 Dec 9, 2025

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

Azul Downtown Apartments - Sé Velha
The apartment was fine, but the heating unit had in insanely disgusting smell when it was running. We turned the unit off right away and opened all the windows to try and air out the place. The smell was so bad we had trouble falling asleep. Absolutely disgusting.
Reviewed on Dec 12, 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.

Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Velha
Visit the museum for an explanatory film and explore the remaining parts of this nunnery that was often at risk of flooding.
Things to do

Guided tour of the University and city of Coimbra.

Coimbra: Live Fado Show with Glass of Port Wine

Coimbra Adventure Discovery and Learning with a Local

Self-Guided Tour of Fado Traditions in Coimbra
- Santa Cruz Church
- Jardim da Manga
- CAV
- Coimbra University
- Portugal dos Pequenitos
- Conímbriga Ruins
- National Forest of Bussaco
- Old Cathedral of Coimbra
- Biblioteca Joanina
- Praia das Rocas
- Estadio Cidade de Coimbra
- Termas de Luso
- Montemor-o-Velho Castle
- Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Velha
- Praca da Republica
- Bairrada Wine Museum
- Biological Park of Serra da Lousa
- Penela Castle
- Swing of Lousã
- Peneda River Beach
- Church of San Miguel
- Edificio Chiado
- Seminário Maior de Coimbra
- New Cathedral of Coimbra
- Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Nova
- Aliança Underground Museum
- Senhora da Piedade River Beach
- Torre de Anto
- Pedro and Inês Footbridge



