A great and lively end-of-the-year in Coimbra Following the success of last year, Coimbra City Council is once again promoting an end-of-the-year party staged through various parts of downtown. This year the main performer will be the Portuguese GNR group that will liven up the crowd with
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Delicious Traditional Sweets December is one of the months everybody looks forward to. We celebrate Christmas, the family meets around a table full of dishes and traditional sweets. At this point, the shop windows of pastries offer these sweets as expected. We are talking about “Bolo Rei”,
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We will visit Coimbra through the look of Paulo Cortez and try to understand how friendly the city is for people with reduced mobility. Paulo, now 43 years old, says he has two dates of birth. The day he was born and the day he fractured his
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One space where you can experience Coimbra. Fado Hilário, the number 110 of Rua Joaquim António de Aguiar near the Old Cathedral of Coimbra (Sé Velha de Coimbra), is a cultural association that devotes its space to the promotion of the musical heritage of Coimbra, particularly its
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Ideas for a unforgettable day. Autumn has arrived and with it Coimbra is even more beautiful. Start your tour in Manuel Braga Park, the City Park, next to the Mondego River. Now the park has its centuries-old trees naked, inviting to sit in one of its green
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The Institute Pedro Nunes (IPN) was created by the University of Coimbra in 1991. It is a private non-profit institution of remarkable relevance. The Institute was created with the purpose of disseminating and promoting innovation and technology transfer, establishing the link between the scientific and technological environments
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Saint Anthony of Lisbon, also known as Saint António of Pádua, born in Lisbon, between the years 1191 and 1195, a forthcoming Lisbon Cathedral Street where was later built the church in his honor. Baptized with the name Fernando de Bulhões, St. Anthony was educated within a noble
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A cultural space in the heart of downtown city Salão Brazil is a cultural space and it is located in the heart of Downtown City, more precisely in Largo do Poço, number 3, 1st floor. In 2004, this space won a new dynamic by working as a
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The Tower of the University of Coimbra, standing 34 meters high, is one of the city’s most iconic landmarks. From the top, visitors can enjoy a magnificent view over Coimbra, taking in the Choupal and Lapa, the Rainha Santa e Santa Clara bridges, the Pedro e Inês
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Students bring a new life. In September the results of the higher education applications are known. Being Coimbra considered the City of the Students and known for its academic traditions, it receives applications for many parts of the world, the most sought after Faculties are Universities-Letters, Law,
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