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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.
This year Penela is the home of two amazing holy cribs that will surely attract tens of thousands of visitors. The village, located about 35 kilometers from Coimbra, is famous for the Holy Crib of Espinhal, a special installation with about 260 square meters that includes representative
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It’s often said that Coimbra is more than just its university. B ut there’s no denying the importance of this traditional institution in Coimbra’s history. T he students’ black capes, academic celebrations, rites of integration, Coimbra’s Song… It has all part been part of the city’s tradition
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In Coimbra nobody can forget 1969 and the Academic Crisis. In that same year, the students of Coimbra and the president of the Associação Académica de Coimbra stood up against the regime imposed years before by Salazar,demanding more rights for the students. Defying all rules, Alberto Martins
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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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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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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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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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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
Read more →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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Av. Fernão de Magalhães, 25
3000-175 Coimbra, Portugal
Tel. +351 239 829 071
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