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Get our insider view on Coimbra! Here you’ll be able to catch-up on what is happening, get the insider tips for your visit and also find out a bit more about the city’s History and Culture!
After all, getting to know any given place from the perspective of an insider is one of the wonders of traveling, we encourage you to take the time to get to know Coimbra, Portugal.
We invite you to join us on a journey through the “Baixo Mondego” where the transport used is the bicycle. Although there is no bike path, the route will be made on flat terrain and is good forthe ride. We tried it out with our friends from
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These restaurant allying the traditional taste to the refinement. It is in the Downtown, next to the emblematic Café Santa Cruz, where you find the “Sete” Restaurant. This is a recent space that is characterized by allying the traditional taste to the refinement, providing pleasant moments of
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Republics, mythical spaces of Coimbra academic life It was in the 14th century that the first Republics of Coimbra emerged, when King D. Dinis ordered the construction of houses, in the zone of “Almedina”, to lodge the students of the University, with rent payment. These mythical spaces
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A traditional restaurant in downtown It is in the hidden “Beco do Forno” (number 12), in Downtown, that you find one of the most well known and traditional taverns in Coimbra: “Ze Manel dos Ossos”. A small and picturesque space whose walls tell their story: they are
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Where there is fresh air, peace and serenity The “Mata Nacional do Choupal”, one of the most beautiful and appreciated natural green spaces in the city, appeared from the need to minimize the damage caused by the floods of the Mondego River. Today, entire families go to
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100% Portuguese! One shop with passion for portuguese tradition. No one is indifferent to the colorful and warm decoration of “Casa das Conversas”, a recent commercial space Downtown, which sells as the name indicates “Conservas de Peixe” (fish conserves) and its variations such as patés. This project
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Must visit in Coimbra. We went out to discover the urban and local craft shops downtown. In Largo da Portagem we found Malabar that focuses essentially on the Ceramics of Coimbra, that is, on the ware of Coimbra. Hand-painted utility and non-utility pieces feature drawings of animals
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Centennial wine cellar in Downtown You can find the most recent wine cellar (Garrafeira) of Coimbra, the Camponeza, in the famous “Largo do Poço”, located in the heart of the “Baixa de Coimbra”. Going back in time, this Largo owes its name to the fact that there
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Must visit in Coimbra. The “Sala dos Capelos”, also known as “Sala Grande dos Atos”, located in the “Paço das Escolas”, is the main Room of the University of Coimbra and the place where the most important ceremonies of academic life take place. Going back in time,
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Av. Fernão de Magalhães, 25
3000-175 Coimbra, Portugal
Tel. +351 239 829 071
(national landline call)
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