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Live tours in Coimbra

Explore Coimbra, Portugal, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past University of Coimbra (Paço das Escolas), Biblioteca Joanina and Capela de São Miguel on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

14 live tours From 18,00 €

Explore Coimbra live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Alta is worth asking about: the steep upper old town around the university and the two cathedrals.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • University of Coimbra (Paço das Escolas) The oldest university in the Portuguese-speaking world, founded in 1290 and UNESCO-listed.
  • Biblioteca Joanina An 18th-century Baroque library with gilded shelving, still home to a colony of bats that protect the books at night.
  • Capela de São Miguel A Manueline chapel within the university holding a Baroque organ with over 2,000 pipes.
  • Sé Velha Coimbra's Romanesque old cathedral, one of the best-preserved of its period in Portugal.
  • Arco de Almedina A Moorish-era gate that once formed the main entrance to the walled city.
  • Rua da Sofia A Renaissance-era street once lined with colleges of the university, now shops and cafés.
  • Quinta das Lágrimas A manor garden tied to the tragic legend of Inês de Castro, with a spring said to run red.
  • Jardim Botânico da Universidade The university's botanical garden, laid out in terraces on a steep hillside.

Neighbourhoods

  • Alta the steep upper old town around the university and the two cathedrals
  • Baixa the lower commercial town along the Mondego, connected to Alta by lanes and a lift
  • Santa Clara the district across the river, home to older convents and river views back to the city

Food to know

  • Chanfana (slow-cooked goat in wine)
  • Arroz de lampreia
  • Pastéis de Santa Clara
  • Leitão à moda de Mealhada
  • Queijo da Serra

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Good to know about Coimbra

Do I need to be in Coimbra to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Coimbra, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.5 and 1.5 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer English, Portuguese, Spanish and French; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.