Part of the main university complex, this ornate 16th-century chapel has a brightly painted ceiling, lavish tilework, Manueline features and a gilded 18th-century organ with about 2000 pipes. Concerts are still held here on occasion.
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Coimbra's Unesco-listed university, one of the world's oldest, was originally founded in Lisbon in 1290. It was subsequently relocated several times鈥
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The university's baroque library is Coimbra's headline sight. Named after King Jo茫o V, who sponsored its construction between 1717 and 1728, it features a鈥
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Set in the lush countryside southwest of Coimbra, this is Portugal鈥檚 largest and most impressive Roman site. Ancient Con铆mbriga was an important city in鈥
Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro
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This great museum is a highlight of central Portugal. Housed in a 12th-century bishop's palace, it stands over the city's ancient Roman forum, remains of鈥
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Between Aveiro and Coimbra, in the village of Sangalhos in the Bairrada wine-producing region, this magnificent place is part adega (winery), part art鈥
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Coimbra's 12th-century cathedral is one of Portugal's finest examples of Romanesque architecture. The main portal and facade are particularly striking,鈥
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Coimbra's science museum is wonderful, with everything from kid-friendly interactive machines to early scientific instruments, fossils and skeletons. The鈥
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Sprawling out from the Palacio do Bu莽aco, this aromatic forest is littered with crumbling chapels, fountains, ponds and exotic trees. There is a network鈥
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Coimbra's Unesco-listed university, one of the world's oldest, was originally founded in Lisbon in 1290. It was subsequently relocated several times鈥
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The university's baroque library is Coimbra's headline sight. Named after King Jo茫o V, who sponsored its construction between 1717 and 1728, it features a鈥
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This former prison for misbehaving students sits in the basement of the Biblioteca Joanina. Originally located beneath the Sala dos Capelos, it was later鈥
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Another of the university's signature landmarks, this 18th-century tower 鈥 and its clock and bells 鈥 regulates academic life. Built between 1728 and 1733,鈥
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Lording it over the main university square, King Jo茫o III turns his back to the sweeping city views behind him and faces his great centre of learning. It鈥
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Housed in a former royal palace, this is the historic heart of the university, where traditional academic ceremonies are still held. The main ceremonial鈥
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The university's main entrance is the Iron Gate, a 17th-century confection designed by architect Ant贸nio Tavares in 1634 on the orders of Rector D 脕lvaro鈥
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Coimbra's 12th-century cathedral is one of Portugal's finest examples of Romanesque architecture. The main portal and facade are particularly striking,鈥