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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Do a rotary in downtown Now that the days are hot and inviting a long and slow walk, we suggest the downtown in your rotary. Start with the Portagem Square and take a coffee in one of the esplanades there. Feel the breeze of Mondego´s River and
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Municipal Holiday of Coimbra it’s a honor of Queen Santa Isabel The fourth of July is the municipal holiday of Coimbra. It is in honor of queen Santa Isabel, who passed away on this same day back in 1336, in Estremoz. Isabel de Aragao or Queen Santa
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Despite Lisbon and Oporto being the largest and most well known cities of Portugal, there is a whole country to discover between them. Coimbra is a must see not only for the location but also for its rich historical heritage, lively atmosphere and poetic soul! Coimbra is
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At the Quebra-Costas stairs. All summer weekends since 2012 the Quebra-Costas stairs, located in the city’s historic center, receive the best national jazz musicians. This initiative, QuebraJazz, is already a reference in our city. QuebraJazz 2016 starting on the 1st of July at 22:15, will feature performances
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The new Congress and Cultural Centre of the City The Saint Francis Convent, situated on the left side of Mondego River, erected in the XVII Century, worked as a wool factory between 1888 and 1980. In 1995, Coimbra municipality bought the building. After plenty of renovation works
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Where the colors and smells combine. There are few special places such as this, where the colors and smells combine in a unique delightful spectacle. We are talking about Mercado Municipal D. Pedro, located in downtown Coimbra, which is divided over two floors. In the first one prevails the vegetable countertops
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The biggest university party in Portugal. If you visit Coimbra in the beginning of May, do not be alarmed by the madness that invades the city, is the “Queima das Fitas” (Burning of the Ribbons), the largest university party in the country that is already a mark
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Passaporte Lounge Terrace The Passaporte – Lounge Terrace, one of the newest leisure places in the city is the number 13 of “Couraça da Estrela”! Offers the guests an amazing terrace with a great view over the Mondego and the left side of the city! It also has
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A Sweet Coimbra Mark It´s 7 o clock in the morning, in the Rua do Moreno, placed in the heart of Coimbra downtown. Dona Sílvia starts to prepare the delicious Cruzios, in the Café Santa Cruz. The ingredients are the traditional: flour, butter, egg cream and almond. But just like the majority
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