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Cultural Calendar

07/09/2014   /   Other  

From 16th to 21st Encontros Mágicos, city center 27th Antiques Fair, at Praça do Comércio 28th | from 2pm to 11pm Happy Holi Coimbra, Festival of Colours  

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Local Tip

07/09/2014   /   Other  

This month we have a magical suggestion for you. The traditional event Encontros Mágicos (Magical Gatherings) happens one more time and turns Coimbra into a place even more special and interesting. You’ll not only have the chance to see mindblowing street performances, but the Gil Vicente Academic

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Académica: Football and Freedom

07/09/2014   /   History & Culture  

With the students returning to Coimbra in September, we want to remember the history of the city’s emblematic football club. Académica’s Football Organism, known as Académica de Coimbra, is quite special. Not only because of its ancient history (the AAC is the oldest club in Portugal playing

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Culture and sports: a match made in Coimbra

07/09/2014   /   Monthly Report, Sports and Activities  

How can you consistently connect the world of knowledge and culture to the world of sports? Coimbra holds the answer. The “city of students” is not only home to one of the oldest universities in Europe, but is also the host of several associations and sports sections

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Sweet tips by Sara Cruz (Go!Walks)

11/08/2014   /   Activities  

One of GO!walks’ main missions is to show to the visitors the wonderful food produced in Coimbra and center of the country, in general. Although the delicacies of Coimbra’s district include several dishes more known, such as chanfana, the main stars of the region are the typical

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Guided Walks in Coimbra

11/08/2014   /   Activities, Monthly Report  

Coimbra is one of the most beautiful cities in all of Europe, if not the world. At least this is the opinion of those who live, but also those who visit the city. It may be small and simple, but has unforgettable points of interest and traditions.

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Queen Santa Isabel’s festivities

03/07/2014   /   Agenda, Monthly Report, Religious Coimbra  

This year, the city’s patron will walk through Coimbra. In July, you’ll be able to witness the grand celebrations of the city in honor of its patron, Queen Santa Isabel. Every two years the inhabitants of Coimbra stop to see their queen, a tradition that you can

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Figueira da Foz: Portuguese food by the sea

08/06/2014   /   Gastronomy, Outside Coimbra  

Coimbra is not only an amazing city at its core. If you venture out of town, you will find out that there are very interesting places like Figueira da Foz, a beautiful fishing town with a long story to tell and a great culinary tradition. It is

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Grandola, Vila Morena

25/04/2014   /   History & Culture  

Portugal is a very musical country and, during our revolution, that happened on the 25th of April of 1974, songs worked like secret codes. One of our biggest authors and singerswas Zeca Afonso, who lived part of his life in Coimbra. He’s the author of the famous

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40 years of the “25 de Abril”!

25/04/2014   /   Monthly Report  

In a month when Coimbra begins to attract even more tourists, Portugal celebrates one of the most important dates – maybe the most important – of its recent past: the 25th of April. This is a historical day, celebrated every year, which recalls the liberation from the

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