In 2013, UNESCO recognized the exceptional value of the University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia by awarding it the World Heritage seal.

The area of ​​the classified property corresponds to four major moments in the history of creation, development, restructuring and consolidation of one of the oldest European universities and the only one in the Portuguese universe until 1911, with the exception of the period between 1559 and 1759 in which it coexisted with the University of Évora:

– Paço das Escolas, the heart of the entire institution, with Islamic memories and memories of the 1st Dynasty of the Kingdom of Portugal;

– Colégios da Rua da Sofia: where the history of the University in Coimbra begins when it was definitively installed in Coimbra;

– The Pombaline Reform marked the transformation and evolution of knowledge in the 18th century with the restructuring of structures.

– The buildings of the Estado Novo with all the new features it provides to the upper part of the city of Coimbra.