The Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra, part of the local UNESCO World Heritage, is a natural treasure in the center of the city. The space was created in the 18th century, within the scope of the Pombaline reform, at a time when medicine and botany
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1st October | 9:30 P.M. | Salão Brazil Jote.pê Concert 5th October | 7 P.M. | Saint Francis Convent Fado Concert Luiz Goes 8th October | 9:30 P.M. | TAGV Tiago Iorc Concert 22th October | Praça do Comércio Antiques Fair 26th October | 9:30 P.M. |
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Let’s start at the beginning… João Claro, a young computer engineer, was having fun at a Craft Beer Festival when he had the idea of organizing the same in Coimbra, a city with a rich beer heritage. This is how the first edition of Brew! Coimbra happened
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The rich beer heritage of the city of Coimbra is undeniable. In 1924 the “Companhia de Cervejas de Coimbra” was created and its small factory in the downtown area. In the 1950s the Factory moved to the industrial area of the city because larger facilities were needed.
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2nd to 4th September | Casa das Artes Bissaya Barreto Festival Les Siestes 7th September | 9:30 P.M. | TAGV Play: “A Invenção do Nordeste” 8th September | 7:00 P.M. | Convento São Francisco Play: “Eu sou Clarice, Rita Calçada” 10th September | 9:30 P.M. | Convento
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The Palace of Sub-Ripas, which includes the “Upper House” or “Casa do Arco” and the “Lower House” or “Casa da Torre”, was a former defensive tower on the city wall of Coimbra (Torre da Contenda). The tower was adapted to a residency in the century XVI and
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Aristides de Sousa Mendes was a Portuguese diplomat who, during the Second World War, saved around 30,000 lives from Nazi persecution. As Consul of Portugal in Bordeaux, in the year of the invasion of France by Nazi Germany – in 1940, Aristides de Sousa Mendes issued thousands
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The city of Coimbra is one of the most emblematic Portuguese cities and stands out for the landscapes over the Mondego River, the view to the University of Coimbra and the monuments. In this article we have chosen some of the most Instagrammable places in Coimbra,
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16th July to 27th August | Concerts in several places 13º Festival Quebra 28th July to 7th August | Cantanhede Cultural event that combines music, art and gastronomy. 1st August to 2nd September | Exploratory Summer vacation with science on exploratory. 5th August | 9:30 PM |
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A space with a wide and varied offer of concepts. “Praça do Mercado”, a restaurant area recently opened on the first floor of the traditional D. Pedro V Market, has offered this space a proper upgrade of dynamic and life. A modern and unpretentious space with a
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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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