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Coimbra

3 Days in Coimbra

7Stops3UNESCO Sites+36Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumAlta

University of Coimbra

The Joanina Library, the Great Hall and the tower.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    2 h

    Joanina Library and Paço das Escolas

    UNESCO

    University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia

  3. 21:00
    1 h

    Coimbra fado show

    Fado ao Centro

Good to Know

  • Joanina Library visits are timed; book the slot when you buy the ticket

Day 2Day TripFullBatalha

Batalha and Alcobaça

Two great monasteries on one day.

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Day 3City DayMediumAlta

Old Cathedral · Machado de Castro Museum

A fortress-like Romanesque cathedral. Sculpture above a Roman cryptoporticus.

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Day Trip · UNESCO

Tomar

The Templars' Convent of Christ.

Day Trip

Conímbriga

Portugal's best Roman mosaics.

Day Trip

Buçaco Forest

A palace hotel in an enchanted forest.

Half Day

Santa Cruz and the Baixa

The monastery with Portugal's first kings, then Café Santa Cruz.

Half Day

Quinta das Lágrimas

The garden of Pedro and Inês's love story.

When to Go

This version is for Apr–May, Sep–Oct. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Nov (118 mm), driest Jul (8 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER