Essential Free walking tours of Coimbra

Igor was fantastic! He was patient, followed the vibe of the group rather than being super strict on timing (i.e., if we liked something more, we lingered a bit, etc). He was SUPER informative, knowledgeable and I highly recommend his tour!

Informative, interactive, time flew by!

Roger (El Guia de Coimbra) provided an excellent tour of Coimbra. He was knowledgeable, funny, kind and passionate about the city and the history. I highly recommend taking his tour!

We took several free tours here during our stay in Portugal, but out of all the tour guides, this one was our favorite. First off, we covered so much ground. We saw many interesting historical monuments along with some local places. At the end we visited the botanical gardens and that was a great way to finish the tour. He conveyed only valuable and interesting information while also being entertaining. We have an 11 year old and she enjoyed the tour as well. We loved him!!! 10/10

Highly professional; being informative, succinct and passionate .

Was the only attendee and it was lovely to have my personal guide for coimbra Jose had so many interesting informations and details about everything concerning the city. Since i was alone, he offered multiple times to do small changes to make it more fitting for me which was great Big recommendation!

Manic Roger from Catalonia amused us greatly in old town Coimbra. Obviously a real History buff he clearly enjoys educating his group

Roger was fantastic, generous and passionate. He told us a lot of anecdotes so the tour was even more interesting. We highly recommand this amazing tour … Thank you Roger, we had a great time😍

Roger was absolutely incredible, and I am SO glad that we experienced Coimbra with him as a guide. His storytelling style was impressive, and his obvious love for the city was apparent. He answered every question posed to him, he gave recommendations for restaurants and tourist attractions for ALL of Portugal, and he was accommodating of all individuals on the tour. (It was a hot day, and he made sure that we always had a place to stop in the shade!) I cannot recommend his tours enough.

Consiglio vivamente il tour di Coimbra con El Guia de Coimbra perché è molto preparato, cortese ed in sole due ore ci ha dato moltissime informazioni relative a storia, architettura, leggende, folclore di Coimbra. È stato molto disponibile a rispondere alle nostre domande ed a fornire consigli per la visita della città.

It was a nice and very informative Tour around the beautiful Coimbra . We will definitely come back :)

Great tour with lots of memorable stories

Great afternoon walk with Jose, and as he said mainly downhill! Loads of information and history about the university and surrounding areas. Little bits of personal local info made the walk very entertaining. I would suggest getting a bus to the top of the university for the beginning of the walk. Google maps had us climbing almost vertical 115 steps to get to the university area, and we are in our late 70s! Jose is a great guide and made the walk very enjoyable.

Roger ist der Beste! Wir hatten Glück. Die ursprünglich geplante Tour wurde kurzfristig abgesagt. Im letzten Moment konnten wir eine Führung mit Roger buchen und wir waren richtig begeistert von ihm. Er ist sehr freundlich, kompetent, amüsant, unterhaltsam und hilfsbereit. Wir bedanken uns für die tolle Tour durch Coimbra. 🙏⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Roger was an excellent guide, well-prepared and organized. He did a great job combining history with entertaining and funny stories about student life in Coimbra.

Jose was incredibly enthusiastic and knowledgeable. He had a binder of pictures that was really helpful to understand the history and context of the places we’ve visited. It was quite a climb uphill but he made frequent stops along the way, and we didn’t feel tired at all. We made it to the top quite easily. It was a fantastic time. Highly recommend!

Jose was an amazing guide! He answered all questions and provided truly interesting information about all the sites, and additional context about what we could do in Coimbra outside of his tour. 10/10 recommended!

Roger was fantastic. Very knowledgeable, patient and cheerful. Highly recommend

Having done many walking tours all over the world, Roger’s walk was one of the most entertaining we have participated in. Roger had a delightful way of sharing knowledge of history, culture and tall tales. The walk was thoroughly enjoyable, a great mix of humour and knowledge. No better way to understand Coimbra. He also provided many great recommendations for things to do and places to eat.

comprehensive, helpful and interesting

Interesting, informative and well organised.

The tour was great. Our guide provided a page of very helpful information and had lots of great visual aids. He loaned everyone a quiet vox so we could hear him. We enjoyed hearing about his experience as a student at the University. He got us up to the university without anyone getting too tired on the climb..

Great show and learned many interesting facts about Porto old and new. Mellisa is a great guide!

Our guide was very entertaining and knowledgeable about her city. She had been a student at the university so knew it's layout and the traditions and stories of it very well and gave us tips on the city she understood and loved. Wonderful storyteller who brought the tour to life.

Diana was amazing. Her knowledge was v impressive