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Top 10 Things to do Good for Kids in Coimbra District, Central Portugal
Discover the best top things to do in Coimbra District, Portugal including Soprador do Carvalho, LOAD ZX Spectrum Museum, Igreja e Mosteiro da Santa Cruz, University of Coimbra, Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Velha, Parque Verde do Mondego, Parque Biologico da Serra da Lousa, Castelo de Montemor o Velho, Praca Oito de Maio, Aldeia do Talasnal.
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1. Soprador do Carvalho
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 35 reviews
Caving trip, in Soprador do Carvalho cave. One experience of caving in a wonderful underground.
2. LOAD ZX Spectrum Museum
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5.0 based on 17 reviews
The LOAD ZX SPECTRUM is the World's first museum dedicated to the ZX Spectrum and everything related to it. The ZX Spectrum was the first personal computer of so many Portuguese, Spanish, English and many others around the world. The ZX Spectrum played a significant role in the technological revolution and has a close connection to Portugal were many were assembled and even some models developed.
Reviewed By 117carlosn
A real "must do"! A real "must visit"!! A peace of history for multiple generations! Spend some time visiting something that will give a true meaning for some "natural" acts of today's life... Very well done!!!
3. Igreja e Mosteiro da Santa Cruz
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 673 reviews
Reviewed By Margo7850p
The Church of Santa Cruz is located in the center of Coimbra, the historic center, in a very charming place. A very nice church. It was erected in the first half of the XII century. Lots to see, lots of history. The heart of the Romanesque church is an unusual altar without a statue, and two amazing tombs of Portugal's first rulers: Alphonsus I the Conqueror and Sancho I. The blue azulejos tiles are a characteristic feature of the church. The interior of the temple is decorated with a huge organ with fantastic Japanese works of art. A monastery is a real gem. A must visit if you are in Coimbra. Next to it is a square with a number of cafes.
4. University of Coimbra
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4.5 based on 3,454 reviews
The Tourism Circuit of the University of Coimbra unfolds in different centers: - The Palace of Schools where you can visit the Royal Palace that includes the Grand Hall of Acts, the Private Exam Room and the Armillary Room; The Royal Chapel of Saint Michael and the Joanine Library where you can visit the Noble Floor, the Middle Floor and the Academic Prison (with limited access for the preservation of the building). - The Science Museum where you can visit the 18 th and 19 th Century Physics Cabinets, the Natural History Galleries and the Chemistry Laboratory. - The Botanic Garden where you can travel around the world through botanic.
Reviewed By Wortleberry
I think we paid 12.5 Euros to visit a fascinating science museum in the old science faculty, the amazing gilded library, historic lecture theatres and other stunning university buildings. This is the cultural highlight of Coimbra.
5. Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Velha
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4.5 based on 656 reviews
Reviewed By john8tea - Fukuoka, Japan
We stumbled on the ruined Convent of Santa Clara-a-Velha late on our first afternoon in Coimbra, after walking along the Mondego river and visiting the gardens of the Quinta das Lágrimas. This 13th-century convent was strongly associated with Portugal's saintly queen, Santa Isabel, and was an important pilgrimage site during the medieval period and beyond, until it had to be abandoned in 1677 due to the river's constantly rising floodwaters. After painstaking archeological and restoration work, the ruins can now be visited. You first make your way through the small museum/information centre, with many interesting artifacts and a great deal of information (unfortunately, the explanatory notes are only in Portuguese at the moment, but if you persevere you can understand enough to get the gist). There is an absorbing documentary video shown in the auditorium and if you can catch one with English subtitles (ours was at 5.30pm) it is well worth watching, as it sets everything in a richer historical context. Then you make your way out into the ruins of the convent church and cloisters, where the explanatory notices, though few in number, are in both Portuguese and English. It is a quiet, contemplative and evocative sacred space.
6. Parque Verde do Mondego
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4.5 based on 433 reviews
Reviewed By 391miguela
The watter is clean, animals like ducks nearby. Boats to play, coffe, trees, you can play with your family without problems, anda Park near the river.
7. Parque Biologico da Serra da Lousa
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4.5 based on 248 reviews
Biological Park of Lousã Mountains has been a benchmark as an example of good practice within the social entrepreneurship. The natural environment is a protected environment, naturally integrating that, on one hand, aims the conservation of species / indigenous breeds; on the other, the social commitment to cohesion by creating employment / occupational activities for people suffering exclusion, long-term unemployed, people with disabilities and / or chronic illness, integrating them into everyday work in the park, promoting equality and human dignity, promoting biophilia and passion for nature. Besides the zoo, Foundation ADFP (the Park´s owner) has built a restaurant, which promotes the traditional food of our region; an Eco-museum with old mills, irrigations systems and bread making machines; wine museum; cheese and pudding factory to promote women´s jobs and traditional products; a 4 star hotel integrated in nature; “Space of Mind” a museum which guides the tourist from the firsts
Reviewed By aaQ5996UM - Saint Simons Island, United States
We saw a poster advertising this show at the Bio Park of a Sunday and visited. There is a stable and show grounds there. There were several vans & horse trailers in attendance with their students and horses for the show. There is also a park with walking trails and animals dotted along the path. We did not take the walking tour but will in a couple of weeks. Of interest are shops that teach weaving, pottery making, something else and a small restaurant. Further up the hill is a new hotel of which we will stay shortly. We very much enjoyed ourselves and the kind Portuguese gave us some folding chairs to watch the hunter competition. These are pictures of the posters but not the grounds.
8. Castelo de Montemor o Velho
9. Praca Oito de Maio
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4.5 based on 309 reviews
Reviewed By Abrandao - San Francisco, United States
Beautiful public square with Santa Cruz church and Café Santa Cruz where you can relax and have a drink and eat a cruzadito (traditional cake) surrounded with beauty.
10. Aldeia do Talasnal
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4.5 based on 331 reviews
Reviewed By 585PaulA - Faro, Portugal
Amazing site on the epic Xisto Aldeia circuit. Much to see and several trails connect to other sites.
