Exploratório - Centro Ciência Viva de Coimbra

Exploratório - Centro Ciência Viva de Coimbra is a museum in Santa Clara e Castelo Viegas, Coimbra which is located on Rotunda das Lajes. Exploratório - Centro Ciência Viva de Coimbra is situated nearby to the public building Recepção e balneários, as well as near the swimming pool Piscina Infantil.

Photo: NelsonCM, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Museum
Description: building in Coimbra, Portugal
Also known as: “Exploratório Henry the Navigator”
Address: Rotunda das Lajes, Coimbra, 3040-255

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Portugal dos Pequenitos and Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha.

Portugal dos Pequenitos

Theme park

Photo: Juntas, Public domain.

The Portugal dos Pequenitos is a miniature park in the civil parish of Santa Clara e Castelo Viegas, in the municipality of Coimbra, in the Portuguese district of Coimbra. Portugal dos Pequenitos is situated 650 metres northwest of Exploratório - Centro Ciência Viva de Coimbra.

Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha

Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.

The ruins of the Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha are located in the city of Coimbra, in Portugal. The monastery was built in the 14th century on the left bank of the Mondego River, but had to be abandoned in the 17th century due to frequent floods. Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha is situated 700 metres northwest of Exploratório - Centro Ciência Viva de Coimbra.

Biblioteca Joanina

Library

Photo: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Biblioteca Joanina is situated 1¼ km north of Exploratório - Centro Ciência Viva de Coimbra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Clara and Sé Nova.

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.

Sé Nova

Neighborhood

Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.