Archive for the Religious Coimbra Category

One construction with over 250 years. It is next to the “Jardim Botânico” that you find a newly uncovered “treasure” of Coimbra, with over 250 years, it recently opened to the public. We are talking about the “Seminário Maior”, an eighteenth-century Italian art building, built as a grand

Saint Anthony of Lisbon, also known as Saint António of Pádua, born in Lisbon, between the years 1191 and 1195, a forthcoming Lisbon Cathedral Street where was later built the church in his honor. Baptized with the name Fernando de Bulhões, St. Anthony was educated within a noble

Sé Velha de Coimbra Have you ever imagined living in a village inside a city? That’s what we are going to talk about. In Coimbra, in the area of the Old Cathedral, everyone knows everyone else and live in a family environment. The residents are mostly seniors

The crib is an important Christmas tradition in Portugal. No home is complete without a crib during the holidays. This usually means half a dozen tiny figures that occupy a small space next to the Christmas tree, but there are exceptions to this rule. One of these

The Monastery of Santa Cruz, located in the historical center of Coimbra was foundedin 1131 by the ‘Ordem dos CónegosRegrantes de Santo Agostinho’. The Church of Santa Cruz, part of the complex, is one of the best examples of 12th century Romanesque architecture in Portugal. The church

This year Penela is the home of two amazing holy cribs that will surely attract tens of thousands of visitors. The village, located about 35 kilometers from Coimbra, is famous for the Holy Crib of Espinhal, a special installation with about 260 square meters that includes representative