Santa Cruz
Travel Guide
Visit Santa Cruz
Stay Hotel Coimbra Centro
Location
Reviewed on 2025/11/26
NH Coimbra Dona Inês
Clean room. Knowledgeable and courtesy staff at frontdesk.
Reviewed on 2025/11/14
Vila Gale Coimbra Hotel
The staff was very helpful and rooms were very clean. Hotel is lovely.
Reviewed on 2025/11/24
SOPHIA STUDIOS
Great place to stay!
Reviewed on 2025/10/23
Coimbra Vintage Lofts
Clean, central, very spacious. Kitchen could add a few more implements, but overall very good
Reviewed on 2025/11/1
Entre Ruas Apartments
Great but some of the food recommendations on the website are outdated. Otherwise great place and helpful staff
Reviewed on 2025/10/23
Popular places to visit
Coimbra University
Enjoy the views from the bell tower and visit the Baroque library in the former prison on the campus of one of Europe’s oldest universities.
Portugal dos Pequenitos
Embrace your inquisitive side, as you inspect the various homes, pavilions and monuments of this intriguing and fun miniature village.
Old Cathedral of Coimbra
One of the main attractions of Coimbra’s central historic area, this fascinating preserved cathedral has a fortress design and Arabic touches.
Biblioteca Joanina
Go on a guided tour of a library containing countless tomes, Baroque architecture and an intriguing history entwined with a prison.
Santa Cruz Church
Examine the range of Manueline and Romanesque architecture and inspect the artworks in the final resting place of two kings.
Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Velha
Visit the museum for an explanatory film and explore the remaining parts of this nunnery that was often at risk of flooding.
