Santa Clara Hotels

Santa Clara hotels – Part of historic Coimbra
The Santa Clara convents are on the outskirts of the wonderfully atmospheric university city of Coimbra in central Portugal, around 50 miles south of Porto airport. The Santa Clara convents and the surrounding parkland had an important part to play in Portuguese history. Nowadays the Santa Clara area of Coimbra is also famous for an outstanding luxury hotel.

Luxury Santa Clara hotel – Romantic manor house
The Quinta das Lagrimas manor house dates from 1800 and is set amidst atmospheric parkland near the Santa Clara Convent, a 20 minute walk from the centre of Coimbra. This astonishing luxury hotel has elegant, individually decorated rooms and suites and is packed with antiques and period furnishings. The Quinta das Lagrimas hotel offers a romantic, restful and refined stay in Santa Clara. 20 acres of idyllic parkland and botanical gardens are magnificent at any time of year. Lovers of good food and wine will enjoy the superb a la carte restaurant and wine cellar found in this enigmatic luxury Santa Clara hotel. The Quinta das Lagrimas also offers spa facilities and a golf academy. Low-season discounts in Santa Clara are particularly attractive for golf fans and nature lovers. This fantastic, luxury Santa Clara hotel provides a truly distinctive base for exploring central Portugal, the vast unspoilt sandy beaches between Lisbon and Porto, and the picturesque countryside along the River Mondego.

Santa Clara hotels – Discount prices
Those looking for cheap rooms and cheap hotels in the Santa Clara area should probably head for the centre of Coimbra. Coimbra has two cathedrals and Portugal’s most famous medieval university. The city is packed with historic churches and houses. The bustling centre and the maze of narrow lanes that climb the hillside are an absolute delight. Hotel reservations in Santa Clara, Coimbra can be made through directline-hotels.