Torre de Anto — Attraction in Coimbra

Small museum inside the Anto tower. Despite its size, it has a lot of information about the Coimbra guitar, Fado music and how it became a form of political expression during the dictatorship. The audio guide for the tour includes lots of traditional songs and there’s also video footage of Fado players. Very interesting and worth a visit. Additionally, the entry fee is very low and you have the option of paying a little extra to get entry to 3 museums instead of one,...

It cost very little to visit this museum and I suppose you get what you pay for. The museum was over three floors, I think, and consists of various exhibits, including guitars and digital information panels. Unfortunately most of the information panels did not work properly and I couldn't change the language to English. The museum seemed a bit disorganised with no inherent logic. Maybe it's better for the Portuguese visitor, but for an English speaker it was...

This is actually the tower at Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Coimbra - NOT Torre de Anto but right next to it. Search it out. Spectacular 360 view from the top of this tower. The stairs are an experience - narrow and steep with solid hand railings though. Kids would love it. You won’t find a better view of Coimbra. Very inexpensive admission....