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It was in 2000 that Mário Montenegro and Nuno Pinto created Marionet, a theater company that focuses its work on the intersection of performing arts, theater in particular, with science. Both actors aspired to create an artistic project where they would have decision-making power. And so it
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The beautiful and iconic former building Coimbra Post Office, Telegraph and Telephone CTT) , located between the “Dom Pedro V Municipal Market” and Coimbra downtown, was recovered and transformed to receive TUMO – Center for Creative Technologies: an educational program that combines technology with creativity. TUMO, for young people
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6th to 21st October | Several places 21st Edition of International Jazz Meetins in Coimbra. 8th October | 10 AM and 11:30 AM | Saint Francis Convent Concert for babies. 12th October | 9:30 PM | Saint Francis Convent Zeca Baleiro Concert. 15th October | 10 AM
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“Coimbra is under construction”, we can say. A new mobility is being built, the Mondego Metro System (Metrobus), which involves some constraints and delays associated with the works which, in turn, require some patience from people who circulate around the city everyday. But what can we expect and what
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You must go visit! Safra is the new restaurant in downtown Coimbra that tells us the story of Sérgio, its Chef and Owner. His parents have been Bakery Chefs for 40 years, so Sérgio knows well the reality of those who work in the sector and for this reason
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10th September | 10 AM and 11:30 AM | Saint Francis Convent Concert for babies. 22nd September | 9:30 PM | Salão Brazil Joana Gama comedy show. 22nd and 23th September | Saint Francis Convent 27th Coimbra International Magic Festival. 22nd September | Praça do Comércio Antiques
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Flavor and tradition in the historical center of Coimbra. There are several long-lived restaurants in the historical center of Coimbra. Having won the demanding hearts and palates of locals, they are sure to score highly with visitors too. And it’s in the Alta that we begin this
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“No Tacho”, number 20 at Rua da Moeda in downtown Coimbra, invites us to live a unique and unforgettable gastronomic experience where we are “masterfully presented with ancient recipes that bring back memories of bygone times and long-ago forgotten flavours”, inspired by the mountain and the ocean.
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27th July to 6th August | Cantanhede Expofacic: Business, music, entretainment, gastronomy and exhibitions. Until 26th August | Several places in city 14th edition of the Quebra Jazz arts festival. 3rd August | 10 PM | Salão Brazil Jonathan Ferr concert. 16th to 20th August | Praça
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Bruce and his wife, Julia (Corean western names), left South Korea for Portugal because they wanted to give a better education to their three children. This is how the typical flavors and dishes of South Korea arrived and conquered Coimbra Downtown: the couple opened, one year ago,
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