Coimbra News, Events and Happenings
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An atelier where you find 100% original pieces. It was in 2018 that Márcia Santos jumped into her life’s dream of working as an illustrator, when she opened her own Atelier at the Stairs of the Quebra Costas, in the old uptown of Coimbra, with the name
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Until 4th August Expofacic, Cantanhede Cultural event that combines music, art and gastronomy. Everyday 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Fado in “Café Santa Cruz” Jazz nights all weekends. Quebra-Costas Stairs
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The best place for all cheese fans, smoked meats and a glass of wine. Two childhood friends, from Coimbra, with over 12 years of hospitality experience (national and international), Telmo and Luís, combined their skills and passions to open the “Queijaria de Coimbra”. Located on “Rua de
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A innovate space with several concepts – shops, services and leisure. Co.LAB – Coola Boola Company opened doors at the “Praça do Comércio” in the heart of downtown Coimbra, with the promise of stirring the city. They truly launched an innovative space, bringing together several concepts: shop,
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New in town. Fernando Castelo Branco and Pedro Baptista, both engineers, jumped into a new life adventure in the historic center of the city, opening at number 1 of the famous street “Quebra Costas“, an artisan ice cream shop: Così (means “so” in Italian). The two gelaterian
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Until July 7th City festival. Concerts in different places in the city. From June 19 to August 31 Jazz nights at weekends on the steps of “Quebra Costas”. Until July 14th | Parque da Canção Popular Fair.
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The shop with more style of downtown. “Gang of four“, a multi-brand casual clothing store, is one of the most fashionable shops in downtown Coimbra. It began by opening in “Terreiro da Erva” in 2005, but soon the space became small and for the last nine years it has
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The remodeled “Café Montanha”. The famous “Café Montanha” does not go unnoticed. Located since 1988 in “Largo da Portagem” in “Baixa de Coimbra” it has been a reference for decades and has recently been carefully remodeled. The four partners (Rogério Alves, Pedro Márcio, António Fonseca and Pedro
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Until June 10th Cultural Fair of Coimbra in “Parque Dr. Manuel Braga”. From June 19 to August 31 Jazz nights are back on the steps of “Quebra Costas”. 20th June | 9:30 p.m. | “Convento de São Francisco” Symphony nº 5 by Tchaikovsky | Gulbenkian Orchestra
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New in town. At number 1 of Adro de Cima, next to the Church “São Bartolomeu”, in the heart of Coimbra’s downtown, you will find the Vieira Duque – Gallery of Art and Culture. Inaugurated very recently, Miguel Vieira Duque (responsible for the artistic management of the
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