[3] The name "Alvorge" is from the Arabic Al Burj, meaning "the tower",[4] In the period of the Christian Reconquest, Alvorge was part of the border area of Ladeia, so that its tower was part of the border defenses protecting the city of Coimbra to its north.

[5] One of the first references to Alvorge comes in 1141 (even before the independence of the Kingdom of Portugal) in a deed or charter by which D. Afonso Henriques donated the church, tower and estate of Alvorge to the Monastery of Santa Cruz de Coimbra.

This is a baroque building annexed to the old hospital of the village, in the facade of which one can see the royal coat of arms.

The Church of Alvorge, from the late 17th century, is dedicated to Our Lady of Conception.

It has an altar carved with Solomonic columns and figures of angels, vine leaves and grape bunches.