Tower of University of Coimbra — Attraction in Coimbra

The University tower stands in the corner of the University square between the Sao Miguel Chapel and University Palace. It is not included in your combo ticket, but with it you pay only 50 cents to climb it. I must emphasize I climbed many towers all over Europe, and this one by far has the narrowest staircase I've ever seen. In the upper part it is impossible to bypass other visitors, therefore they have staff at the bottom and at the top which communicate when people can go. For that reason people with claustrophobic and mobility issues should avoid it. Once up, you have amazing views of entire Coimbra and further countryside, as the University plateau is already on...

For a university that charges people to see certain parts of it, I expected much more. I have been to universities without paying and left with mind blowing beauty of them. This is a bit rundown and needs a lot of repair work. We paid too much money to see rooms that were just OK. Library is the most exciting area, but you can’t take pictures and you just get a chance to look at them from afar. Of course I understand the delicacy of the items in there. They also have no ticket option to see the library only. They have packages only and charge a lot if you ask me. Tower was the fun part. It gets very narrow, so if you have issues think twice. Views...

The entrance fee is a 1 euro surplus on the combo tickets or 2 euro separately. The stairway gets very narrow near the top so if you are very claustrophobic I wouldn't recommend it. I'm a little claustrophobic but didn't have any problems with it. That also means not all body types will be able to get to the top, but they will probably tell you this at the entrance at the bottom. There can't be much more than say 6 or so people at the top of the tower at any one time. It's 184 steps so if you have a heart condition it's not a good idea. At the top you can take nice panoramic pictures though so worth the price of the...