Monuments

Religious buildings in Coimbra

Religious buildings

Blue-and-white tiled walls and gilded altarpiece inside the Capela de São Miguel, Coimbra
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Capela de São Miguel

The royal palace’s private oratory, still the university chapel: blue-and-white tiles of 1613, gilt Baroque altarpiece, and the plaque that took the crown off Portugal’s kings.

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The Romanesque west front of the Igreja de São Tiago on Praça do Comércio, Coimbra

Igreja de São Tiago

One of Coimbra’s oldest buildings, on the Baixa’s busiest square, and the hardest to get information about: no official page publishes its hours or admission.

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The mannerist stone facade of the Sé Nova, Coimbra, on Largo da Feira do Estudante

Sé Nova de Coimbra

The Jesuit College church that took a hundred years to build and became Coimbra’s cathedral in 1772 for one reason: it was bigger than the old one. Entry 1 EUR.

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The fortress-like Romanesque west front of the Sé Velha, Coimbra

Sé Velha de Coimbra

A fortified Romanesque cathedral begun in 1164, with the richest Romanesque carving in Portugal and not a single human figure in it. Entry 3 EUR.

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