Coimbra is romantic the king’s forbidden love of Pedro and Inês de Castro is one of its episodes more marcantes.

A Quinta das Lágrimas was the scene of forbidden love of Pedro and Dona Inês de Castro, a Galician noblewoman, lady accompanied his wife Dona Constance. According to legend, it was at Quinta das Lágrimas that Dona Inês cried for the last time, while being pierced by the daggers. The tears then shed have given rise to the Fonte da Lágrimas – Fountain of Tears.