Bezienswaardigheid
Hotel Quinta das Lágrimas
door 40 locals aangeraden,
Tips van locals
The Quinta’s 12 hectares of botanical gardens are a true Natural Museum where rare trees are exhibited as if they were works of art
That footbridge is named for the story of the 14th-century figures Pedro I the future king and Inês de Castro, his wife’s lady in waiting. They had a long affair, with Inês bearing four children, before she was assassinated in Coimbra on Pedro’s father’s orders in 1355. The park at the Quinta das Lágrimas (Estate of Tears) is supposedly where she died. The story goes that she was killed at the fountain; her blood is meant to have stained the stone on the fountain. The palace at the estate is now a pousada (heritage hotel), but the park is open to visitors. (1700 meters from this accommodation)
That footbridge is named for the story of the 14th-century figures Pedro I the future king and Inês de Castro, his wife’s lady in waiting. They had a long affair, with Inês bearing four children, before she was assassinated in Coimbra on Pedro’s father’s orders in 1355. The park at the Quinta das L…
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Locatie
Rua António Augusto Gonçalves
Coimbra, Coimbra