Coimbra District
Coimbra
Santa Clara e Castelo Viegas

Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha

The ruins of the Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha are located in the city of , in Portugal. The monastery was built in the 14th century on the left bank of the , but had to be abandoned in the 17th century due to frequent floods.
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Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: building or structure in Coimbra, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Mosteiro de Santa Clara de Coimbra” and “Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Velha (primitivo)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Portugal dos Pequenitos and Centro Interpretativo do Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Velha.

Theme park
Photo: Juntas, Public domain.
The is a miniature park in the civil parish of , in the municipality of , in the district of Coimbra. is situated 120 metres southwest of Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha.

Museum
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum, which is situated 160 metres southeast of Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha.

Library
Photo: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , sometimes known in English as the Joanine Library, is a Baroque library in , , located at the heart of the University of Coimbra. is situated 770 metres northeast of Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Clara and Sé Nova.

Suburb
is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. It was also known as São Francisco or São Francisco da Ponte after its foundation in 1855.

Neighborhood
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. In 2013, it merged into the new parish Coimbra. Notable landmarks included the and .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha

Latitude
40.20254° or 40° 12′ 9″ north
Longitude
-8.43324° or 8° 25′ 60″ west
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Operator
DRCCentro, Portaria n.º 829/2009, DR, 2.ª série, n.º 163 de 24 agosto 2009
Open location code
8CGH6H38+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1221650693
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
11819420
Wiki­data ID
Q66942037
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha”. Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.