Coimbra, you're a student city

"Coimbra, you are a city of students, How much is connected with you!" - Lolita Tores sings in the famous film "The Age of Love".

From 1139 to 1256, Coimbra was the capital of Portugal. Six Portuguese kings were born here. In the Middle Ages, an outstanding school of sculptors arose and worked here, the masters of which carved stone tombs for the Portuguese rulers.

The symbol of Coimbra is the university founded in Coimbra by decree of King Dinis in 1290, which indicates the importance of this town in the scientific and philosophical thought of the country. On June 22, 2013, the University was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List and is a member of the Association of European Universities - Utrecht Network.

We will visit the ancient university, the library of Junian, the royal chapel of St. Michael, the auditorium of the XIV century, the throne room, the student cell, the hall for individual examinations. We descend to the New Cathedral of Se Nova, built in the XVI century (formerly the Church of the Jesuit Order), which made an attempt to emphasize its luxurious architecture to emphasize its highest level of influence on religious and political life in Portugal.

Humpbacked lane will take us to the oldest monument of architecture - the Cathedral of Se Velha in the Romanesque style, preserved unchanged from the XII century. It is included in the list of monuments of the national heritage of Portugal. Visit Santa Cruz Church and walk through the bright streets of the city of students.