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To the right bank of Mondego River, the city is situated on the hill, the university crowding its summit. Dated back to the 16th century, main buildings of the old university, set around a courtyard are dominated by a Baroque clock tower and a statue of Joao III looking remarkably like Henry VIII. Just down of unprepossessing Se Nova (New Cathdral) and below the university, a good first stop is the place Museu Machado de Castro. This museum named after 18th century sculptor housed a former archbishop place, and it will be worth visiting even in its own right if it were empty. The Sé Velha (Old Cathedral), halfway down the hill, is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Portugal, little altered and seemingly unbowed by the years. Restraint and simplicity certainly aren't the chief qualities of the Igreja de Santa Cruz, at the bottom of the hill past the city gates. Although it was founded before the Old Cathedral, nothing remains that has not been substantially remodeled. It was in Santa Cruz that Dom Pedro had his court pay homage to the corpse of Inês de Castro, which had laid in the now ruined Convento de Santa Clara-a-Velha across the river, alongside the convent's founder, Saint-Queen Isabel. During the 18th century city was the site for a site for the major sculptural school. The finest works of the sites includes new tombs of Portugal’s first kings, Afonso Henriques and Sancho I, and the elaborately carved pulpit, are among its very finest works.

You can hire a car from Portugal car rental and take a trip to the botanical gardens, which were originally created by the Marquis of Pombal. They are often referred to as the most exquisite gardens in the whole of Portugal. If you are not a garden person, and instead have a religious inclination, then without further contemplation you should hire a car in Coimbra and visit the Saint Michael Chapel. This small yet exquisitely ornamented building was originally built in the 16th century, but renovated later. So hire a car from Coimbra car hire today and visit all these places for a first hand experience!

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