The Best Sight in Coimbra and Central Portugal, Portugal

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We've compiled the best of the best in Coimbra and Central Portugal - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Museu da Ciència

Formerly the Universidade de Coimbra's chemical laboratory, this 18th-century neoclassical building now houses a museum displaying some 250,000 curious and intricate scientific instruments as well as rooms filled with interactive displays and interesting experiments. This is the most important science collection in Portugal, and one of the most important in Europe, covering biology, chemistry, and physics.