Joanina Library

Coimbra · Portugal

Joanina Library, Portugal
Photo: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Year-round
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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This 18th-century Baroque library at the University of Coimbra is famed for its gilded woodwork and painted ceilings. A resident colony of bats is said to help protect its books from insects.

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