Experience University Of Coimbra Day Trips & Sightseeing Tours

Coimbra University is one of the oldest continuously operating institutes of higher learning on the Iberian Peninsula. Partly housed in the old Royal Palace, it also boasts one of the most stunningly beautiful campuses in all of Europe. Places of exceptional beauty include the Palace Gate, Main Square, Sao Miguel Chapel, the Grand Examination Room and the Botanical Gardens. No tour of the campus is complete without a peek inside Joanine Library, whose lavish interior replete with gilded Baroque molding and trompe-l'oeil paintings will take your breath away.

University of Coimbra Overview