Car Hire Coimbra

The Central Portuguese city of Coimbra is one of the most remarkable of the country. Located here is the oldest university in Portugal, founded already in the year 1290 by the second King DOM Dinis. Even today, you will find a vibrant student scene.

Worth seeing, the patio is the central square and center of the University the ESCOLAS. Round to the Praça da República invite the numerous student cafés to a small pause. Coimbra is home to the largest botanical garden with greenhouses and shady walks Jardim Botânico. Also to visit the two cathedrals of the city which built Nova and directly below in a Bishop's Palace from the 16.Jhd., Museu Nacional Machado de Castro, as well as the Sé Velha, a Romanesque fortress Church, on the course of the first Portuguese Cathedral se load. From here, the visitor enters via the Arco de Almedina gate from the through to the bustling pedestrian area of Coimbra.

Entertainment the city on the South Bank of the River Mondego offers the Portugal de Pequenitos theme park, with the underlying peaceful garden Quinta das Lagrimas. Also beyond the Mondego located the Gothic monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha, that is immersed in the course of time nearly in the sand. On mentioned Riverside leisure should park also their rental car, then walk on the Ponte de Santa stress-free and without difficult finding a parking space to conquer Clara the city.