Costa de Prata: Places
Jardim Botânico
Created by the Marquis of Pombal, they are considered the most beautiful botanical gardens of Portugal. Besides the many rare species which deserve to ... more »
Jardim da Manga
Founded in the 16th century, it was originally part of the Holy Cross Monastery. This original composition of elements was created by Renaissance art ... more »
Mata de Santa Cruz
It was part of the grounds belonging to the Monastery of the Observing Canons of Coimbra which, like other religious orders in Portugal, was bannished ... more »
Mosteiro de Celas
Founded in the 13th century, the restoration works in the 16th and 18th centuries altered the original layout, except for the Church, of circular shap ... more »
Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Nova
When what is now called the Saint Clare-the-Old Monastery was abandonned, the Poor Clare nuns moved to a drier land uphill, away from the floods of t ... more »
Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Velha
Situated on the left bank of the river Mondego and on very low grounds, this Gothic convent, built in the end of the 13th century, was abandoned in th ... more »
Museu Monográfico de Conímbriga
Inaugurated in 1962 so as to protect, study and display the ruins and the archaeological findings of Conimbriga,it has several different collections w ... more »
Museu Nacional Machado de Castro
Installed at the former Bishop's Palace, its contents were originally formed by the belongings of closed religious houses in the Coimbra region and by ... more »
Palácio da Justiça
The original college building dates from the 16th century, but was profoundly altered over the ages, namely on two occasions: the works carried out in ... more »
Porta de Almedina
Also known as the Almedina Arch, it was the main entrance to the Medieval city and still leads today to the Upper Town. Bearing witness to the Arab oc ... more »