Some dishes are not born from abundance, but from necessity. Chanfana is one of them. In the mountains surrounding Coimbra, across the municipalities of Miranda do Corvo, Vila Nova de Poiares, Penela, and Lousã, a territory now known as the Terras da Chanfana, this dish of old
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By the Mondego River, in a building that for decades was tied to the city’s water supply and infrastructure, Coimbra has gained a new space dedicated to books, thought, and encounter. The former Estação Elevatória de Coimbra has been reborn as the Carlos Fiolhais Library, following the
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Santos da Casa Festival 27th March to 13th May | Several Locations in the City Abril Dança Coimbra Festival 2nd to 29th April | Convento São Francisco and Teatro Académico de Gil Vicente Baixa o Som ’26 – Strike Up the Bands 3rd and 4th April | Downtown Coimbra
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On March 1st, Rádio Universidade de Coimbra celebrates 40 years on air. Four decades marked by training, debate, and cultural programming that has helped shape the city’s soundscape. Although officially founded in 1986, RUC’s roots go back to the 1940s, when the Experimental Radio Centre, then a
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In 2022, at a time still marked by the solitude left by the pandemic and the weakening of social ties, Vânia Couto extended a simple invitation: to create a space where women could come together and sing. The intention was not to launch an ambitious project, but
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XXVIII Cultural Week of The University 1st to 15th March | Several Locations in the City 20th Fado Month 3rd to 29th March | Several Locations in the City Avishai Cohen Quinteto – Brightlight 6th March | 21:30 | Convento São Francisco Concerts for Babies – E Quando o Bebé
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In Largo do Romal, in downtown Coimbra, Madre Pizzeria was born. A project that chooses to slow down. Here, pizza is made with time, natural fermentation and careful attention to detail, following an approach that values the base, the process and everything that should not be rushed.
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In downtown Coimbra, between the constant flow of Rua Ferreira Borges and the living memory of the historic centre, a new aroma is beginning to draw attention: honey, caramelised sugar and roasted nuts. “Sabor a España” arrives in the city with a new shop at number 84,
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100PAREDES – with special guests Camané, Mário Laginha and Zeca Medeiros 10th February | 21:30 | Teatro Académico de Gil Vicente Viagens entre Paredes 13th February | 21:30 | Convento São Francisco Brinquedo é brincadeira | Alex Lima (Music | Workshop) 14th February | 11:00 | Praça do Comércio XIII Panaceia
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Housed in the former Colégio da Sapiência, in the historic heart of Coimbra, the Museum of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Coimbra is a place where time seems to slow down. Within walls that have witnessed centuries, stories of faith, care, and humanity intersect, following the
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Av. Fernão de Magalhães, 25
3000-175 Coimbra, Portugal
Tel. +351 239 829 071
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