Parks and the outdoors in Coimbra

Parks and the outdoors in Coimbra

1. Eat

   Itália

   The Italian restaurant in the city park and over the river, very close to the Santa Clara bridge (very popular with tourists). You have a lot of outside tables, if the weather permits, and the food is prepared by Italian cooks. It's not very expensive either.

   Tue–Sun 11:30–23:30, Mon closed

2. See

   Parque Dr. Manuel Braga

   Parque da Cidade, Dr. Manuel Braga Park

   City park on the Mondego River. Formerly property of the Benedictine monks. The park includes the Water Museum and several monuments.

3. See Not mapped

   Old Monastery of Saint Clare

   Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Velha

   13th-century Gothic monastery/convent on the bank of the River Mondego. It's a national monument.

4. Do Not mapped

   Portugal dos Pequenitos

   Portugal for the Little Ones

   A theme park containing child-sized recreations of Portuguese monuments and villages, including pieces from the islands and from Coimbra itself, as well as models of sights from former colonies. There's also a museum showing 300 scaled-down recreations of historical clothing.

   1 Mar–15 Oct: 10:00–19:00 daily; 16 Oct–28/29 Feb 10:00–17:00 daily; closed 25 Dec·Adults 14–64 EUR 12, kids 3–13 EUR 7, seniors 65+ EUR 9, kids 0–2 free, full pricing details

5. See

   Botanical Garden

   Jardim Botânico da Universidade de Coimbra

6. See

   Parque Verde do Mondego

   City park by the Mondego River.

7. See

   Penedo da Saudade

   A beautiful garden.

8. See Not mapped

   Jardim da Sereia

   Mermaid's Garden aka Jardim de Santa Cruz

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Coimbra (CC BY-SA 4.0).