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Caminhos do Cinema Português 2014

This month we want you to discover more about the the P ortuguese film festival Caminhos do Cinema Português, which is celebrating 20 years of history! The festival offers to its viewers the best and most recent creations of the national film industry. This year you can

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Cultural Calendar November 2014

13th | 9.30pm – Music show by Celina da Piedade, Conservatório de Música de Coimbra 22nd – Antiques Fair, P raça do Comércio

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Cultural Calendar – October

6th to 10th – French Cinema Festival, TAGV 15th | 12am – Students’ serenade, Sé Nova  

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Festa das Latas – Students’ celebration

This month we suggest that you take some time to witness one of the most fun traditions of Coimbra: the Latada’s parade. This is the celebration that welcomes the freshmen to the University of Coimbra every year, usually in October. This year the parade – a huge

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Coimbra: Mozarabic capital

Did you know Coimbra is considered the most Mozarabic city throughout Portugal’s history? The region’s integration in the Gharb al-Andalus – the name given to the Lusitanian territory under Arab occupation – lasted for three and a half centuries, between 714 and 1064. At the time, the

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The Lord of the Castles: the story of D. Sesnando

Coimbra. City of students, of the university, of love, of the Mondego river… and city of the castles. If you didn’t have time to find out more about Coimbra before visiting it, you may not know that the city and its surroundings are home to several castles

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Cultural Calendar

From 16th to 21st Encontros Mágicos, city center 27th Antiques Fair, at Praça do Comércio 28th | from 2pm to 11pm Happy Holi Coimbra, Festival of Colours  

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Local Tip

This month we have a magical suggestion for you. The traditional event Encontros Mágicos (Magical Gatherings) happens one more time and turns Coimbra into a place even more special and interesting. You’ll not only have the chance to see mindblowing street performances, but the Gil Vicente Academic

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Académica: Football and Freedom

With the students returning to Coimbra in September, we want to remember the history of the city’s emblematic football club. Académica’s Football Organism, known as Académica de Coimbra, is quite special. Not only because of its ancient history (the AAC is the oldest club in Portugal playing

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Culture and sports: a match made in Coimbra

How can you consistently connect the world of knowledge and culture to the world of sports? Coimbra holds the answer. The “city of students” is not only home to one of the oldest universities in Europe, but is also the host of several associations and sports sections

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