Get your Coimbra Portugal Vacation rentals and head to one of Portugal’s most historically prized cities. More than 150,000 live in the central city of Coimbra, which is considered as a very important urban center, after Lisbon and Porto. Actually there are more than 430,000 people living in the Greater Metropolitan area of Coimbra which is in the center of Portugal, and just 120 km south of Porto and 190 north of Lisbon. Many people hold this city dear to their hearts since it was the country’s capital in the 12th century and it is home to the University of Coimbra, one of Europe’s oldest academic institutions.

For a great deal you can have your holiday rentals in Portugal and you can explore this culturally rich city that is so important to tourists from all over. You’ll step upon archeological remains such as an aqueduct and a cryptoporticus, from when the city was part of the Roman Empire (Aeminium), as well as other artifacts from the middle Ages and the time when there was the Kingdom of Portugal. Get your Coimbra Portugal vacation rental in a city that is known for its intense cultural ways as well as its many museums, churches, libraries, parks, nightclubs and so on. Coimbra’s Old Cathedral boasts a beautiful Romanesque façade and is not to be missed. The New Cathedral of Coimbra (17th century) is also a great site to wander through. When you rent your Coimbra Portugal vacation rentals, keep an eye out for the many wonderful festivals that animate the city, like the Festa Das Latas or the Queima das Fitas.

It goes without saying that you must pay a visit to the University of Combria where you can also soak in The Botanical garden of the University of Combria, the fifth oldest botanical garden in the world. Holiday rentals in Portugal are always good ideas, but when it comes to having one in Coimbra, it is a brilliant idea for an affordable vacation with friends and family.