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Café Santa Cruz
Food & drinkVisit: ~45 min
Historic café in Coimbra set in the former church of Santa Cruz, beside Praça 8 de Maio, in a 16th-century building with rib vaults and Gothic pillars. It opened as a café in 1923 and is one of the best known in the city, a meeting point for students and locals.
Add it to your trip on Wanloria →Things to do at Café Santa Cruz: 2 missions
- Have a coffee under the vaultsSit inside the café and order a Portuguese coffee while you look at the rib vaults.
- Photograph the façade of the former churchStep out onto the square and look at the façade of the building of the former Santa Cruz monastery.
Near Café Santa Cruz
Monastery of Santa Cruz17 m awayAlmedina Arch and Tower218 m awayFado ao Centro218 m awaySé Velha of Coimbra232 m awayMachado de Castro National Museum359 m awayScience Museum of the University of Coimbra438 m away
Frequently asked questions
How much time do you need for Café Santa Cruz?
Allow about 45 min for the visit.
What is there to do at Café Santa Cruz?
Have a coffee under the vaults and Photograph the façade of the former church.
What is there to see near Café Santa Cruz?
Monastery of Santa Cruz (17 m), Almedina Arch and Tower (218 m) and Fado ao Centro (218 m).
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