The Baroque Library is located in the central space of the Paço das Escolas (School Court). It’s the place where one can find the buildings and monuments that constitute the core of the University of Coimbra and an important part of the area recently considered World Heritage
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2013 has been, so far, a great year for Coimbra’s patrimony. First, the University and some surrounding areas like the street of Sofia, where the city’s centenary colleges are located, earned the stamp of World Heritage Site provided by UNESCO, a certification that ensures the preservation of
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5 – No Rules Fair, near the Convento de Santa Clara 15 | 9:30 pm – Opera “La Princesse Jeune” and “The Wandering Scholar”, at the Academic Theatre of Gil Vicente 26 – Antiques fair, at Praça do Comércio
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This month we want you to be part of the French Cinema Festival in Coimbra. The acclaimed event will pass through the city between October 22 and 26 with several projections and news from the world of French cinema. The inauguration takes place on the 22th, by
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Once we’ve established that Coimbra is undoubtedly a city of the future, let’s go back to the past, almost to the origin of the city’s need to innovate. In the eighteenth century, one of the greatest Portuguese scientific centers was located in Coimbra: we are talking about
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Overall, Coimbra is a fantastic city: it has a great history, a wonderful center full of life and a spectacular university, one of the most respected in the country and abroad. However, Coimbra is also a famous center of technological development, home of great companies that conquer
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This month we suggest that you check the oldest magic festival that takes place in Portugal since 1992. The event Encontros Mágicos (Magical Meetings) will happen again from the 17th to the 22nd. There will be magic all over the streets of Coimbra, especially in the historical
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Monumental Stairs (Escadas Monumentais) is one of the most important monuments of Coimbra and one of the spots where students love to integrate the freshmen by doing the praxe (the initiation rituals freshmen are subjected to). Built during the twentieth century, in the 1950s, the staircase connects
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Although the number of young people who will join the University of Coimbra during this month is not known yet, one thing is for sure: after the freshmen will come the doctors and the praxe will follow these two groups wherever they go. September is the month
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Coimbra has lots of lovely places to visit. The classification as a UNESCO World Heritage Site cannot go unnoticed and you should visit all the 29 included buildings. I recommend to all people who visit the city that they stay here as long as possible. The best
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