Santa Cruz Travel Guide
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Visit Santa Cruz

Stay Hotel Coimbra Centro
Friendly staff and nice rooms! The hotel is downtown, so it's in the middle of everything.
Reviewed on 19 Jan 2026

NH Coimbra Dona Inês
Check in staff was great. Room was comfortable.
Reviewed on 12 Dec 2025

Vila Gale Coimbra Hotel
Good news and bad news. Good news: We had a broken suitcase handle when we arrived. On mention to the concierge, the maintenance man arrived in 5 minutes with toolbox in hand and in another 5 minutes he had it fixed. Yay! Five stars to that guy! Bad news: my wife and I had a couples massage and were ...
Reviewed on 2 Dec 2025

SOPHIA STUDIOS
Room was clean. Has basic items needed. They were slow giving me the check in instructions. Very friendly in person. Near all the sights.
Reviewed on 1 Feb 2026

Coimbra Vintage Lofts
Clean, central, very spacious. Kitchen could add a few more implements, but overall very good
Reviewed on 1 Nov 2025

Entre Ruas Apartments
Central, clean, spacious , many included amenities! Exceeded expectations
Reviewed on 5 Jan 2026
Popular places to visit

Portugal dos Pequenitos
Embrace your inquisitive side, as you inspect the various homes, pavilions and monuments of this intriguing and fun miniature village.

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.

Santa Cruz Church
Examine the range of Manueline and Romanesque architecture and inspect the artworks in the final resting place of two kings.

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.

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.
Things to do

Coimbra: Barca Serrana Traditional Boat Trip

Full Day Tour from Porto to Coimbra and Aveiro with River Cruise

Coimbra Scavenger Hunt and Highlights Self-Guided Tour

Coimbra’s Jewish Heritage An Audio Tour of the Medieval Town



