Private Tour: Coimbra (City of Students) and Santarém (Gothic City) heritage citys day trip from Lisbon

 

During your time in Portugal, ensure you do not miss Coimbra, known as the "City of Students", is a World Heritage city located in the center of Portugal, less than 2 hours away from Lisbon.

Coimbra is well known by its small and labyrinthic streets with old houses. On the high banks of the Mondego River, Coimbra is also a city with the oldest university in the country. 

The Coimbra university is found precisely where Portugal’s first kings had taken up residence centuries before, and the city’s monasteries have tombs for these rulers. For culture, you’ll learn about the tragic love affair between the medieval Prince Pedro I and the noblewoman Inês, while Coimbra has its own genre of fado music that also originated at the university.

If you are in Lisbon, take this opportunity to discover Coimbra and stop in Santarém (Gothic City).