Coimbra and Buçaco

Coimbra and Buçaco

Coimbra city of doctors, has a past full of history, intense academic traditions, breathtaking architecture, the religiosity of sweets, the Fado and stories of love and longing.

Mata da Buçaco is an incredible beauty ...

Itinerary
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Stop At: Universidade de Coimbra Alta & Sofia, Rua do Arco da Traicao, Coimbra 3000-056 Portugal

The University of Coimbra founded in 1290 is one of the oldest in Europe and was classified World Heritage by UNESCO. Possibility to visit the Royal Palace, the S. Miguel Chapel, the Joanina Library and the University Tower.

Duration: 2 hours

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

Considered a jewel of the Portuguese Romanesque, it is the only Portuguese cathedral built during the Reconquest, whose structure remained intact until today.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Velha, Rua das Parreiras, Coimbra 3040-266 Portugal

The Monastery of Santa Clara a Velha was built by D. Isabel de Aragão the Holy Queen. Due to its location on the bank of the Mondego River, the monastery was subject to frequent flooding, which forced the construction of an upper floor and the abandonment of the ground floor, which was almost always flooded. In the seventeenth century it was abandoned.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Termas de Luso, Rua Alvaro Casteloes, Luso 3050-230 Portugal

Luso is a thermal village that, located at the foot of the Bussaco mountain range, takes advantage of the excellence of the waters from the Bussaco sheet. The thermal baths, which besides traditional use, also have a spa, have been known since ancient times for the treatment of kidney problems and skin diseases.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Bussaco Palace Hotel, Mata do Bussaco, 3050-261 Luso, Portugal

Mata da Buçaco is a green jewel in the heart of Portugal, home to more than 700 plant and animal species, some of them rare and exotic. Visiting the bush of Buçaco is synonymous with visiting a place of exceptional greenery, designed and created by man for spiritual purposes.

Inserted in the Buçaco Forest, are the Convent of Santa Cruz do Bussaco and the Palace Hotel, one of the most beautiful in the world.

Duration: 1 hour