Day 13 Rest Day in Coimbra, Thursday, September 21. 9.5k/5.9m
Saw quite a few churches today. Most were within 300m of each other.
Also climbed the hill up to the University. It is the oldest inRead more
Day 13 Rest Day in Coimbra, Thursday, September 21. 9.5k/5.9m
Saw quite a few churches today. Most were within 300m of each other.
Also climbed the hill up to the University. It is the oldest inRead more
Another cooler (70s) but mostly sunny day that made it feel warmer. We hiked about 18.75 miles. While there weren't at many elevation changes as the two previous days, there was enough to keep usRead more
I started out shortly after 6:00 am from Rabaçal knowing I would have to make up the 3.9 kms that Anita & Ernie had walked yesterday when they continued onwards to Zambujal. I thought I would beRead more
When we were onboard the heritage train, Roch noticed an outdoor festival taking place shortly after we passed the Botanical Gardens. Curious to know what it was about, we retraced the train route andRead more
For dinner, we decided to go to a tapas restaurant we had seen in our wanderings, and that some people had told us was very good. Unfortunately, it was booked out so we went to another place that wasRead more
Today we left Lisbon behind and headed for Porto. A comfortable coach ride with a “technical stop” at the Portuguese version of an Onroute and a stop in Coimbra for a bit of sightseeing and whatRead more
Das Kloster Santa Cruz in Coimbra im gleichnamigen Distrikt in der Região Centro in Portugal wurde im 12. Jahrhundert als Augustiner-Chorherrenstift der Regularkanoniker vom Heiligen Kreuz gegründet.
We had a slow morning today as we didn’t catch our train until 1.45pm, so we stayed in the apartment until 11 am. Our plan was to head down to the city centre, have a coffee followed by an earlyRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Coimbra (Santa Cruz)