Alta
Alta is a suburb in União das freguesias de Coimbra (Sé Nova, Santa Cruz, Almedina e São Bartolomeu), Coimbra. Alta is situated nearby to the neighborhood Sé Nova, as well as near Almedina.Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Cathedral of Coimbra and Biblioteca Joanina.
Old Cathedral of Coimbra
Church
The Old Cathedral of Coimbra is a Romanesque Roman Catholic building in Portugal. Construction of the Sé Velha began some time after the Battle of Ourique, when Prince Afonso Henriques declared himself King of Portugal and chose Coimbra as capital.
Biblioteca Joanina
Library
The Biblioteca Joanina, sometimes known in English as the Joanine Library, is a Baroque library in Coimbra, Portugal, located at the heart of the University of Coimbra.
Chapel of São Miguel
Church
São Miguel Chapel or Saint Michael's Chapel is a chapel of the University of Coimbra in Coimbra, Portugal, which was founded in 1290. In architectural style, it is Manueline or Portuguese late Gothic.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sé Nova and Santa Clara.
Sé Nova
Neighborhood
Sé Nova is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. In 2013, it merged into the new parish Coimbra. Notable landmarks included the New Cathedral of Coimbra and Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra.
Santa Clara
Suburb
Santa Clara 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.
Santo António dos Olivais
Suburb
Santo António dos Olivais, commonly shortened to Olivais, is an urban civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal, making up the eastern part of the historic city of Coimbra, east of University Hill.
Alta
Latitude
40.20871° or 40° 12′ 31″ north
Longitude
-8.42616° or 8° 25′ 34″ west
Open location code
8CGH6H5F+FG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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