Coimbra and Fatima

Coimbra and Fatima

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.

Fatima, the altar of the world, is one of the largest Marian shrines in the world. Place of faith, devotion and pilgrimage.

Itinerary
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Stop At: University of Coimbra, Paco das Escolas, Coimbra 3000-240 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: 30 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: Jardim Botanico, Calcada Martim de Freitas Coimbra University, Coimbra 3000-456 Portugal

It is a true paradise of plants of multiple species, common and rare.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: SANTUARIO FATIMA, Cova de Iria, 2495-402 Fátima, Portugal

The Shrine of Fatima is one of the holiest places in the world. The 13 of May of 1917 was the date of the first apparition of Our Lady to the 3 shepherds, of its name Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia.

Duration: 2 hours