Hotel Review – AC Hotel Porto by Marriott (Porto, Portugal)

We are now in Porto to finish my business at the government office. Our hotel, AC Porto by Marriott, is in the more modern part of Porto but is quite near the office I need to go to. The hotel is very modern with all of the amenities you would expect.

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Life is all about tradeoffs; a modern hotel with amenities and spacious rooms or a historic hotel in the center of old town.
The local football (soccer) stadium was adjacent to the hotel. The Dragon Stadium.

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Dinner at the hotel restaurant was a good choice convenient but still very good.

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Alex ordered the sardines as an appetizer.

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Alex loved them.
For entrees we ordered the Pasta Bolognese and beef sandwich on ciabatta bread with parmesan.

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Even the salt and pepper are single use in the time of COVID-19.

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Both entrees were excellent.

St. Michael’s Chapel – Coimbra University (Coimbra, Portugal)

São Miguel Chapel or Saint Michael’s Chapel (Capela de São Miguel) is a chapel of the University of Coimbra in Coimbra, Portugal which was founded (at another location) in 1290. The university is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In architectural style, it is Manueline or Portuguese late Gothic. The interior contains elaborate azulejo wall tiles, an altar with influences of Mannerism and an ornate Baroque organ. The chapel was originally part of the Royal Palace of Coimbra which was acquired by the University from the Royal Family in 1597. It retained royal privilege even after the purchase.

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Statue of Dom Dinis – Coimbra University (Coimbra, Portugal)

The statue of Dom Dinis in the courtyard of Coimbra University in Coimbra, Portugal honors the “poet” king of Portugal who ruled from 1279 for the next 46 years. He was the founder of what would become the University of Coimbra which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The statue of King Dinis is situated in the center of a square within the university of Coimbra from where Dinis overlooks the town of Coimbra. The statue is designed by Francisco Franco. inaugurated in 1943. The statue is made of stone and is about three meters and is on a stone pedestal with about 3 meters containing the king’s coat of arms and the inscription with his name and dates of birth and death.

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Saint Tiago Church – Coimbra, Portugal

The Saint Tiago Church in Coimbra is a Romanesque construction built in the reign of King D. Sancho I at the end of the 12th century. It was restored to its original appearance in the 19th century.

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Restaurant Review – Italia Restaurante (Coimbra, Portugal)

Before setting out on a long walk down the banks of the Mondego River in Coimbra and its adjacent parks we sat down and had a nice lunch at the Italia Restaurante.

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We ordered the Antipasto Italia from the menu.

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Fantastic choice it was delicious.

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Alex’s choice for the pizza was the Pizza alla Bolognese.

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They had caipirinha so I treated myself.

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Coffee finished off the meal and mellowed the caipirinha.

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A great restaurant with tasty food but the views were spectacular, well worth it for just those.

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