Car rental Coimbra, Portugal

Car Rental Coimbra – Must Know

We would like to give you some recommendation concerning the rules of the road if you have decided to visit this city. There is a right-hand traffic in Portugal. You must follow next speed limits in Portugal: 50 km/h in the settlements, 120km/h on the motorways and 90km/h on the other roads. If you exceed speed limit you will pay over €50.

Attractions in Coimbra

Biblioteca Joanina

The Biblioteca Joaninais the Baroque library of the University of Coimbra. It was built in the 18^th century. You won’t skip this place with the car rental Coimbra. The library has many valuable books published in Europe until 1800. Among them are books on philosophy, biographies, civil rights, and canon law. The library is one of the most beautiful places in Coimbra. It's full of history and it can really take you back in time.

Pedro and Ines Bridge

We know you are impressed by this picture. It is the Pedro and Ines Bridge – the footbridge was designed by Cecil Balmond and was done with Portuguese based civil engineer, António Adão da Fonseca. Use your car rental vehicle to visit this place! Usually the bridge is full of tourists, because everyone wants to see the beautiful views on the river and surrounding park.  It’s an excellent place for walking and taking pictures.

Old Cathedral of Coimbra

With car rental Coimbra you will easily get to one of the most important Romanesque Roman Catholic buildings in Portugal - the Old Cathedral of Coimbra. The Coimbra Cathedral is the only one of the Portuguese Romanesque cathedrals from the Reconquista times to have survived relatively intact up to the present. You will admire the wonderful architecture of the cathedral. You will find there also a lovely and calm garden.

Parque Verde do Mondego

If you want to relax after hard strolling through the city this is exactly the place you need.  The Parque Verde do Mondego is the wonderful park right by the side of the River Mondego. It is the right place for spending a nice time with the whole family.  There you will find the playgrounds for your children and neat benches for relaxation. You will be able to visit this park with car rental Coimbra.

Portugal dos Pequenitos

The Portugal dos Pequenitos is a theme park located on the left bank of the River Montego. It was opened in 1940. The best way to get to this place is to use your car rental vehicle. The Portugal dos Pequenitos is a real nice place to go and spend the day with children. In the park there are three miniatures museum: Museum of Costume, Navy Museum and the Furniture Museum.