Coimbra’s Timeless Shops & Local Treasures Tour

Explore Coimbra’s downtown and uptown through its most charming shops—where tradition meets creativity! From historic family-run stores to exciting new businesses, discover unique Portuguese textiles, gourmet treats, artisanal crafts, and more!

Experience details

• Destination

  Coimbra

• Category

  Shopping tours

• Duration

  2.5 hours

• Mode of transport

  Walking

• Available languages

  English • Português

• What's included

  Private guide • 2 regional souvenirs (surprise)

Here’s an overview of your tour

Your itinerary

• Meeting point

  Praça 8 de Maio

• Corvo Street

  There are several new and old stores, with clothes/pajamas made in Portugal, or socks (from the Coimbra region), as well as a magnificent ceramics workshop store.

• Winehouse

  This shop awarded as local atraction in the year 2024, with an art gallery (which we will also see) sells various typical Portuguese alcoholic drinks. On this tour, tourists will have the opportunity to taste one of the region's liqueurs, very famous throughout Portugal.

• Grocery shop

  Portuguese typical products, good prices.

• Vinyl shop

  Open since 2017, Lucky Lux has more than 5,000 records on sale, including new and used vinyl. Pop/rock dominates, but there are also sections dedicated to fado, jazz, Brazil and Africa.

• Hat shop

  Visit to and old shop sells beautiful hats and umbrellas, among other things.

• Chocolate Shop

  Its a bean-to-boutique brand.Artisanal chocolate. More than a business, Equador is an experience. Chocolataria Equador is a bean-to-boutique brand.Artisanal chocolate. It's a small shop, but the chocolates are delicious

• local handmade ceramics

  All the extraordinary ceramics in this shop are made by a single person. The artist creates traditional Coimbra ceramics. It's also possible to find other, smaller works (such as magnets, cork products).

• Antique Shop

  Wondeful antique shop near the old cathedral located in a historic building

• Soap shop

  It creates and sells handmade soaps (without chemicals), following the formula of the typical Coimbra soaps of the 19th century (one of the big businesses in the city at that time).

• Market

  A short trip to see vegetables, fruit, fish and fresh meat. And stop by some little shops

• Historical bookshop

  Fiction, technical and historical books in Portuguese and English

• Little shop

  Small store selling books, CDs, postcards and other items related to the history, culture and traditions of Coimbra and Portugal.

• Old shopping mall (historical building

  In the heart of downtown Coimbra there is an old shopping center (medium size) from the 1980s, housed in a surprisingly historic building. Believe me, you're in for a big surprise. As for stores, here you'll find a large florist

• Traditional Weavers shop

  We'll visit a small store that creates and sells the typical weaving of the Coimbra region. We'll have the chance to see the weavers developing their pieces

• Portuguese craft shop

  own creations in Fashion Accessories, is dedicated to Portuguese handicrafts and decoration, striving for exclusivity

Select your local guide

Explore the city with our diverse Withlocals hosts—passionate storytellers offering unique perspectives on every tour.

• João

  Local Guide

  João

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  I speak

  English • Português
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Good to Know

• Tips

  • Bring a reusable water bottle to reduce plastic
  • Be mindful of sharing the real secret spots - let's keep them a secret
  • Be aware of cultural norms & be mindful

• Included

  • Private guide
  • 2 regional souvenirs (surprise)

• Cancellation

  • Receive a full refund for cancellations done 7 days before the experience date.
  • Your experience can be cancelled and fully refunded within 24 hours of purchase.