O crúzio é um doce regional que terá nascido na mesma altura que o café histórico Santa Cruz (1923), em Coimbra. Depois de uns anos adormecido, este café decidiu reavivar a memória desta iguaria, feita à base de doce de ovos e amêndoa. O nome deriva dos antigos cónegos regentes que habitavam o Mosteiro de Santa Cruz. Se comprados em quantidade, destaca-se a embalagem. No interior vem também um papel com um painel de azulejos da capela-mor da Igreja de Santa Cruz e com a história destes doces.

A tibornada, prato típico da Beira Litoral, era o nome dado à ceia que se preparava nos alagares aquando do fabrico do azeite ou da aguardente. Mandava a tradição que todos se serviam da mesma travessa, acompanhando o prato com pão e vinho caseiros, num serão de alegre convívio.

The old area of Coimbra is characterized by narrow and steep streets that lead to the top of the hill, where the city was born. This tour begins at the Ferreira Borges Street, where the Almedina arch draws the boundaries of the old city. Climbing the Quebra Costa Street ladders, on the left you will find the Arch and the Palace Sub Ripas, from the XVI century, with a renaissance façade, a work of João de Ruão. Further ahead, the Anto Tower marks the memory of the poet António Nobre (1867 – 1900). In the middle of the slope, be …

This tour recognizes the area exterior to the medieval walls, where initially were established military and religious orders, by the Mondego River. Begin at the Ferreira Borges Street and follow, from the outside, the old city perimeter, the Alta. At the crossroad of the Comércio Square with the Visconde da Luz Street, is the medieval Santiago Church, one of the first edifications in this area, standing out the romanic ornament of the doorways. Continuing ahead you’ll reach the 8 de Maio Square, where the town-hall is. On the right is the Santa Cruz Monastery, an important religious reference in the …

To take a walk or rest for a while, there nothing better than the tour through the parks and gardens of Coimbra. Starting at the Choupal, a shelter for students’ loves, continue to the Quinta das Lágrimas, where the tradition locates the drama of D. Pedro and D. Inês. Next, get to know the Botanic Garden, where thousands of exotic and autochthones species are gathered, and add to this, decorative elements such as fountains and ponds. The Sereia Garden, so-called because there is a fountain with a triton the people called a mermaid, was the place meant for entertainment and …

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 cylinder shaped hermitages. The entire structure stands on a tank. This magnificent artistic set is classed as a national monument.

A garden with many trees, some quite old and curiously shaped, strenuous paths and a wide variety of plants. Its importance is mostly related to the legend of Inês de Castro. The Farm's fountain is supposedly the "Fonte dos Amores" (Fountain of Love), mentioned by the poet Luís de Camões.

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.

The Choupalinho Park is a wide green space on the banks of the Mondego river, ideal for resting, walking or for doing sports. It is also a river port for nautical sports and, in the summer, it welcomes the Popular Fair (a kind of luna park) of Coimbra.

Gallery located in the Chiado Building, known for its iron architecture and classified as Building of public interest.