Fodor's Expert Review Sé Nova

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This 17th-century cathedral was patterned after the baroque church of Il Gesù in Rome, as were many such churches of the day. It took a century to build and shows two distinct styles as fashion changed from classical cleanliness to the florid baroque. Three enormous and elaborate gilded altarpieces are the highlight of the interior, flanked by 17th-century choir stalls moved here from Sé Velha (Old Cathedral). There's a pair of organs, both from the 18th century. A small and slightly bizarre ecclesiastical museum displays religious figurines in glass boxes.

Free Religious Building

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Largo Feira dos Estudantes
Coimbra, Coimbra  3000-213, Portugal

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Rate Includes: Free, Closed Sun. afternoon

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