Have the opportunity to know the oldest university of Portugal together with one of the world’s grandest and unique libraries, the Biblioteca Joanina, where the bats are responsible for the cleaning of the books and the walls are thick enough to maintain its temperature.

18th century library

18th century church

This church was built in the 12th century by Afonso Henrique when he claimed himself king of Portugal and made Coimbra its capital. After that had some modifications that finished in the 16th century, so you today you can observe the mixture of styles in its architecture.

Pass through the Almedina door and tower, the original entrance of the fortified city center.

Also built in the 12th century, finished in the 13th century, by the two first kings of Portugal, where they are both buried. Suffered modifications in the 16th century by King Manuel I and made it what it is today.

See the beautiful fishermen houses in Aveiro our little Venice

See the beautiful Canals of Aveiro the Venice of Portugal