The Coimbra City Guides answer the questions every visitor brings: where to find a proper chanfana, how to get into the Joanina library without wasting the morning, where to hear real student fado instead of a tourist dinner show and which day trips the train makes easy. Each guide is a short list with an opinion: why the place is worth it, what to order or look for and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Coimbra City Guides
- 142 places
- 6 guides
- 9 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Coimbra guides
Food guide
23 places
Classic tables for goat braised in red wine, bifanas at a standing counter, egg and almond sweets and a train ride to Mealhada for suckling pig.
Things to do guide
25 places
The university and its baroque library with the booking trick, Romanesque and Gothic churches, terraced gardens and an evening of Coimbra fado.
Family guide
25 places
A park of miniature Portuguese buildings, a hands-on science centre, riverside woods and indoor play for wet days, plus where children eat well.
Nightlife guide
23 places
Student fado heard in silence, small wine bars that explain every glass, craft beer across the river and a rooftop for the sunset.
Day trips guide
22 places
Roman mosaics at Conimbriga, the monks’ forest of Buçaco, Atlantic beaches, Aveiro and Porto by train and Tomar further south.
Budget guide
24 places
Free gardens and riverside viewpoints, churches and museums for a few euros, dish-of-the-day lunches near €10 and the free shuttle from the station.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Mercado Municipal D. Pedro V
Rua Olímpio Nicolau Rui Fernandes, Baixa
The covered market where the city does its shopping: cheese, bread, fish and fruit downstairs, simple lunch counters and cafés above. Saturday morning is when it is busiest and at its best. From the food guide.
Machado de Castro National Museum
Alta, next to the Old Cathedral
Sculpture, paintings and gold in the former bishop’s palace, but the real reason to come lies underneath: the vaulted Roman galleries of the old forum, which you walk right through. Far calmer than the university. From the things to do guide.
Conimbriga Ruins
Condeixa-a-Velha, about 35 minutes by bus
Portugal’s best-kept Roman town, with mosaic floors, a walled forum and a good museum on site. Give it two and a half to three hours, and go in winter for no heat and no crowds. From the day trips guide.
Solve the trail, then keep exploring
World City Trail’s Coimbra scavenger hunt, escape game and audio tour take you through the historic centre. The guides carry on after the last clue: a plate of chanfana in the Baixa, fado in a small room at night, the riverside parks for the kids or a bus to the Roman town of Conimbriga.
Questions about the Coimbra guides
What do the Coimbra City Guides include?
Six guides covering 142 places: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For each place you get why it is worth going, the area, notes on opening times and a practical tip.
When do I receive the guides?
Straight after payment: the links are on your order page and in the confirmation email. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the Coimbra guides without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working offline, ticks and notes included. Only the map links need data.
What languages are available?
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek and Polish, and you can change language inside the guide whenever you like.
How much do the guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and all six are €19.99. If you also book a World City Trail game, the food guide costs €3.99 and the full set €14.99.
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