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Get our insider view on Coimbra! Here you’ll be able to catch-up on what is happening, get the insider tips for your visit and also find out a bit more about the city’s History and Culture!
After all, getting to know any given place from the perspective of an insider is one of the wonders of traveling, we encourage you to take the time to get to know Coimbra, Portugal.
Until June 10th Cultural Fair of Coimbra in “Parque Dr. Manuel Braga”. From June 19 to August 31 Jazz nights are back on the steps of “Quebra Costas”. 20th June | 9:30 p.m. | “Convento de São Francisco” Symphony nº 5 by Tchaikovsky | Gulbenkian Orchestra
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New in town. At number 1 of Adro de Cima, next to the Church “São Bartolomeu”, in the heart of Coimbra’s downtown, you will find the Vieira Duque – Gallery of Art and Culture. Inaugurated very recently, Miguel Vieira Duque (responsible for the artistic management of the
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A workshop open to the public in downtown Coimbra. Laurens De Geest, a Belgian sculptor, moved directly from Paris to Coimbra and so “Atelier 13” was born, on “Rua do Corvo” in downtown Coimbra. An “open atelier”, an open workshop where it is possible to see Laurens
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A restaurant with 80 years of history and tradition in downtown. With over 80 years of existence, the Carmina de Matos Restaurant, located at “Praça 8 de Maio” in downtown Coimbra, has always been a local reference for the quality and excellence of its typical portuguese flavours.
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A record store where pop/rock dominates but there are also fado, jazz, Brasil or África. It was in February 2017 that Rui Ferreira, with a 26 year carreer as a nurse, dived into a huge carreer change from nursing to owning a record store in downtown Coimbra.
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A space of entertainment – 45 minutes of Coimbra. Casino da Figueira da Foz has for many decades been one of the most emblematic entertainment and animation spaces in the country. This venue is the closest to Coimbra and sits by the ocean, only 45 minutes from
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A centenary shop in the heart of downtown. Chapelaria e Camisaria Salgueiro’s, with more than a century, is the oldest store in “Rua Ferreira Borges” and its registration dates from 1869. António Salgueiro is the current owner of this commercial space, having inherited the business from his
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New in town. On the lower corner of “Rua Visconde da Luz” the elegant “Pastelaria Visconde” increasingly sweetens the downtown of Coimbra. A cozy and welcoming two-storey space will highlight the offer of a great diversity of mouth watering options, several famous local conventual pastries stand-out (Pastéis e Queijadas of
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Coimbra has a long been associated with love stories and a romantic inspiration for poets and writers. A visit to Coimbra is always a good chance to explore this side of life with a romantic lunch or dinner on our top picks. Start with the emblematic “Itália”,
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Visit Praxis! The “Praxis”, a Restaurant a Factory and Beer Museum of Coimbra, is located on the left bank of the Mondego River and should be part of your script for Coimbra. The “Praxis” gives back to Coimbra a brewery heritage where the main secret is the
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Av. Fernão de Magalhães, 25
3000-175 Coimbra, Portugal
Tel. +351 239 829 071
(national landline call)
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