Full Day Coimbra - Private tour from Lisbon

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Stop At: University of Coimbra, Paco das Escolas, Coimbra 3000-240 Portugal

University of Coimbra is a Portuguese public university in Coimbra, Portugal. Established in 1290 in Lisbon, it went through a number of relocations until it was moved permanently to its current city in 1537, being one of the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world, the oldest university of Portugal, and one of the country's largest higher education and research institutions.

The university is organized into eight different faculties according to a wide range of fields, granting academic bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in nearly all major fields of knowledge, such as arts, engineering, humanities, mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences, medicine, sports and technologies. It is a founding member of the Coimbra Group, a group of leading European research universities, whose inaugural meeting it hosted. The University of Coimbra has over 20,000 students, and hosts one of the largest communities of international students in Portugal, arguably being the most cosmopolitan Portuguese university.

Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Old Cathedral of Coimbra (Se Velha de Coimbra), Coimbra Portugal

Coimbra, a riverfront city in central Portugal and the country’s former capital. In the city’s old town lies the 12th-century Romanesque cathedral Sé Velha.

The Old Cathedral of Coimbra is a Romanesque Roman Catholic building in Portugal. Construction of the Sé Velha began some time after the Battle of Ourique, when Prince Afonso Henriques declared himself King of Portugal and chose Coimbra as capital.

Duration: 4 hours