When talking about Coimbra’s culture and traditions, it is impossible not to mention one of the city’s most iconic symbols: Académica. More than just a football club, the “Organismo Autónomo de Futebol da AAC” has an identity deeply connected to the University of Coimbra, student life, and
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Queen Saint Isabel Religious Festivities 01st to 12th July | Santa Cruz Church and Rainha Santa Isabel Church Coimbra City Festivities 03rd to 19th July | Various locations across the city Feira Popular 03rd to 19th July | Praça da Canção Verão a Dois Tempos 07th
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On Rua Direita, in the heart of downtown Coimbra, there is a space where one of Portugal’s most iconic classics is given a more contemporary twist. Pregos & Co brings together Portuguese steak sandwiches, cocktails, and a relaxed atmosphere in a concept that blends international influences with
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Between the slopes descending towards the Mondego River, away from the faster pace of Coimbra’s city centre, there is a place where silence is broken only by the wind moving through the treetops. Vale de Canas National Forest is one of the city’s most unique natural spaces,
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Artes no Parque Festival 30th May to 10th June | Portugal dos Pequenitos Embryo #4 Luis Figueiredo and Michael Formanek 2nd June | 21:30 | Salão Brazil Luís Trigacheiro – Tour Ela 10th June | 21:30 | Convento São Francisco CELEBRATORIUM: 322nd Anniversary of Carlos Seixas 11th June
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Coimbra once again becomes a hub for contemporary art with the return of Anozero – Coimbra Biennial. From April 11 to July 5, the city opens to a series of exhibitions, encounters, and experiences that invite new ways of seeing the world. With free admission, the biennial
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Faith That Walks. Every year at this time, Portugal’s roads fill with groups of pilgrims. Wearing reflective vests, they walk side by side with one shared destination: Fátima. Considered by many as a “holy land”, the town welcomes thousands of faithful throughout the year, all coming to
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Theatre and Performing Arts Cycle MIMESIS 2nd to 21st May | Various locations across the city 19th Italian Film Festival 6th to 8th May | Teatro Académico de Gil Vicente WRC Vodafone Rally de Portugal | Ceremonial Start 7th May | Praça das Cortes bash – Urban Festival 8th to
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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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