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University of Coimbra
One of the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world, with a stunning Baroque library and UNESCO World Heritage status.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Miranda do Corvo
Coimbra, Portugal · Europe
About Miranda do Corvo
Miranda do Corvo is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Lousã, 15km from Sé Velha de Coimbra.
Miranda do Corvo is in Coimbra, Portugal, with about 7,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Lousã, about 8 km away.
Miranda do Corvo (Portuguese pronunciation: [miˈɾɐ̃dɐ ðu ˈkoɾvu] ), officially the Town of Miranda do Corvo (Portuguese: Vila de Miranda do Corvo), is a town and a municipality in the Portuguese district of Coimbra, with an area of 126.38 square kilometres (48.80 mi2) and 2011 population of 13,098 inhabitants.
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What is there to see near Miranda do Corvo?
Within an hour or so of Miranda do Corvo: University of Coimbra (15 km), Sé Velha de Coimbra (15 km), Piódão (46 km), N2: Portugal's Route 66 (48 km).
Are there any good drives near Miranda do Corvo?
The nearest famous roads are N2: Portugal's Route 66, N339 Serra da Estrela and Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela.
Where is Miranda do Corvo?
Miranda do Corvo is in Coimbra, Portugal, about 8 km from Lousã.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,857
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Coimbra
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 40.0932, -8.3326
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Worth the detour from Miranda do Corvo
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Sé Velha de Coimbra
A fortress-like 12th-century Romanesque cathedral in the old upper town of Coimbra, near the historic university.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Piódão
A schist village built in terraces on a steep Serra do Açor hillside, reached by a winding mountain road.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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N2: Portugal's Route 66
Portugal's longest road runs 738 kilometers from Chaves to Faro through the country's rural heartland and Alentejo plains.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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Convent of Christ, Tomar
A UNESCO-listed former Knights Templar headquarters with a remarkable blend of Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, and Renaissance architecture.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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Convento de Cristo, Tomar
A UNESCO-listed Templar monastery with a Manueline round church and the celebrated carved Chapter House window.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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Sanctuary of Fátima
One of Catholicism's great modern pilgrimage sites, built where three shepherd children reported Marian apparitions in 1917: a vast esplanade twice the size of St Peter's Square links the 1953 basilica and the 9,000-seat Holy Trinity church.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Miranda do Corvo
- 48 kmN2: Portugal's Route 66Portugal's longest road runs 738 kilometers from Chaves to Faro through the country's rural heartland and Alentejo plains.
- 66 kmTorre Summit Road (N339), Serra da EstrelaMainland Portugal's highest road climbs past glacial valleys and granite tors to the 1,993 m Torre summit: snow-dusted in winter and a favourite driving loop from Covilhã.
- 66 kmTorre, Serra da EstrelaThe highest point in mainland Portugal at 1993m, reachable by paved road N339, with a mountain plateau and winter snow.
- 66 kmN339 Serra da EstrelaThe climb to Torre, mainland Portugal's highest point at 1,993m, through glacial valleys and boulder fields.
Driving in Portugal
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€9.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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