Coimbra News, Events and Happenings
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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.
Coimbra has lots of lovely places to visit. The classification as a UNESCO World Heritage Site cannot go unnoticed and you should visit all the 29 included buildings. I recommend to all people who visit the city that they stay here as long as possible. The best
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One of GO!walks’ main missions is to show to the visitors the wonderful food produced in Coimbra and center of the country, in general. Although the delicacies of Coimbra’s district include several dishes more known, such as chanfana, the main stars of the region are the typical sweets
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Are you coming to Coimbra and still doesn’t know how to visit the entire city without missing a beat? You have to look for GO!walks’ help! The initiative was created by Sara Cruz, who studied Tourism, Recreation and Heritage at the University of Coimbra, a course with
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Baixa Not Shopping is a permanent photographic exhibition in an underground parking lot in Coimbra downtown by Paulo Abrantes. The photos, many of them representative of icons of the tradional commerce, represent details of a commercial heritage that is day by day either disappearing, being recycled or
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We proudly celebrate the inscription of Coimbra and the University of Coimbra into the restrict group of UNESCO World Heritage in Portugal. This has been a work of all. Contratulations Coimbra! University of Coimbra is now Heritage of Humanity The University of Coimbra and the historical center
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One of the great icons of the city’s culture is its song, the Fado. And the singer Luiz Goes, who died recently, with 79 years, was one of the great voices of Coimbra. Born in 1933, he graduated in Medicine at the University of Coimbra and worked
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The Music Festival is back to the city until December. In times of crisis, culture is normally forgotten. But, this is not the case in Coimbra. This year, thanks to the efforts of the organizers, especially the City Council, the FESMUC – Music Festival of Coimbra is
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