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On March 1st, Rádio Universidade de Coimbra celebrates 40 years on air. Four decades marked by training, debate, and cultural programming that has helped shape the city’s soundscape. Although officially founded in 1986, RUC’s roots go back to the 1940s, when the Experimental Radio Centre, then a
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In 2022, at a time still marked by the solitude left by the pandemic and the weakening of social ties, Vânia Couto extended a simple invitation: to create a space where women could come together and sing. The intention was not to launch an ambitious project, but
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XXVIII Cultural Week of The University 1st to 15th March | Several Locations in the City 20th Fado Month 3rd to 29th March | Several Locations in the City Avishai Cohen Quinteto – Brightlight 6th March | 21:30 | Convento São Francisco Concerts for Babies – E Quando o Bebé
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In Largo do Romal, in downtown Coimbra, Madre Pizzeria was born. A project that chooses to slow down. Here, pizza is made with time, natural fermentation and careful attention to detail, following an approach that values the base, the process and everything that should not be rushed.
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In downtown Coimbra, between the constant flow of Rua Ferreira Borges and the living memory of the historic centre, a new aroma is beginning to draw attention: honey, caramelised sugar and roasted nuts. “Sabor a España” arrives in the city with a new shop at number 84,
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100PAREDES – with special guests Camané, Mário Laginha and Zeca Medeiros 10th February | 21:30 | Teatro Académico de Gil Vicente Viagens entre Paredes 13th February | 21:30 | Convento São Francisco Brinquedo é brincadeira | Alex Lima (Music | Workshop) 14th February | 11:00 | Praça do Comércio XIII Panaceia
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Housed in the former Colégio da Sapiência, in the historic heart of Coimbra, the Museum of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Coimbra is a place where time seems to slow down. Within walls that have witnessed centuries, stories of faith, care, and humanity intersect, following the
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In the heart of Coimbra’s historic downtown, the aroma of coffee is once again taking center stage with the opening of the new NAU Coffee space. After establishing itself on Rua Borges Carneiro, the project created by Francisco Madeira is taking another step forward, while keeping the
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Concert of Kings 4th January | 19:30 | Church of Santa Cruz As Curtas (The Short Films) 12th January | 18:30 | Teatro Académico de Gil Vicente (TAGV) Sombra – Bumba na Fofinha 14th to 15th January | 21:30 | Convento São Francisco Rapid Zen 16th January | 22:00 |
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In Beco do Forno, where narrow walls still hold echoes of decades of stories, a new chapter in Coimbra’s gastronomic scene is about to begin: Rui Manel dos Ossos. The project belongs to Rui Ferreira, who for many years worked next door at the iconic Zé Manel
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