Hotel Astória - Coimbra, Portugal - Antique Hotels on Waymarking.com

Hotel Astória can be found in the center of Coimbra - a town marked as World Heritage Site by UNESCO - by the bank of river Mondego.

It opened in 1926. It features a fine facade, in Art Nouveau, and offers currently 62 bedrooms with views over the river and its south bank.

Unlike it happens in so many classic hotels, its interiors are kept fully in the spirit of the 20's. Visiting it - or staying there - it's like traveling in time.

It was from one of its balconies - marked with a plaque - that general Humberto Delgado addressed the population of Coimbra during the presidentials running of 1958, a daring which resulted in his murdering by two agents of the state police.

Name of the Hotel: Hotel Astória Address: Hotel Astória Avenida Emidio Navarro 21 3000-150 Coimbra Portugal Number of Rooms: 62 Height in floors: 5 Hotel Rating: 3 Stars Hotel since: 01/01/1926 Date Building was built: 01/01/1926 First use of building: Hotel Historic Hotel (Historic Building, National Monument or similar): yes Urban Hotel (located in a village or town): yes Mountains Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): yes Beachs Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): no Historic Place nearby (Unesco or National monument/site less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): yes Major Pilgrimage Place Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil. Consider any religion).: no Hotel website (if available): [Web Link]

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