Mata Nacional de Vale de Canas
A space with around 16 hectares, mostly with eucaliptus trees. In the summer of 2005 there was a raging fire and it is currently being reforested.
Contacts
Rua Relva de Água
3030,Coimbra
- Parks
Characteristics
Gardens near Mata Nacional de Vale de Canas
Parque de Merendas do Aeródromo Municipal Bissaya Barreto
Very nice wooded area with some stone tables and benches for picnics.
Jardim Botânico da Universidade de Coimbra
The Bottanical Gardens were created by the Marquis of Pombal in Coimbra. It is rather lovely and has thousand of scientifically interesting species, bothe loca…
Jardim da Avenida Sá da Bandeira
This lovely garden spreads along the Avenue Sá da Bandeira, between the two road tracks, with lakes, trees, flowerbeds and a monument to the Great War.
Jardim da Manga
A nice Renaissance monument, by João de Ruão, whose contruction was ordered by Dom João III. There is a central fountain topped by a dome and, around it, four …
