Sapientia Boutique Hotel

A "books & wine hotel" is how this boutique property bills itself, and Coimbra, Portugal's quietly formidable university city, is the right place for that pitch. The whitewashed rooms and suites lean toward a spare, rustic minimalism, with artwork made from book pages and enough lounge space, courtyard, and rooftop to actually finish a chapter. Visiting scholars fill the breakfast room, and the wine bar runs on tapas and overheard conversation.