Visit Coimbra

Coimbra is a Portuguese city, capital of the municipality and district of Coimbra, located in the province of Beira Litoral.
Coimbra is a historically university city, because of the University of Coimbra, one of the oldest in Europe and the largest in Portugal, founded in 1290. One of the oldest cities in the country, was the capital of Portugal before Lisbon, until 1255.
The two banks of Coimbra are bordered by the Mondego River, coming from the Serra da Estrela, in the East-West direction, being the seat of a municipality with 319.4 km² and 143 396 inhabitants (2011), subdivided into 31 parishes. This is bordered to the north by the municipality of Mealhada, to the east by Penacova, Vila Nova de Poiares and Miranda do Corvo, to the south by Condeixa-a-Nova, to the west by Montemor-o-Velho and to the northwest by Cantanhede.
The municipal holiday takes place on July 4, in memory of Queen Santa Isabel of Aragon, patron saint of the city popularly known only as the holy queen. It was National Capital of Culture in 2003. On June 22, 2013, the University of Coimbra, Alta and Sofia, were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Short historical review
City of narrow streets, courtyards, staircases and medieval arches, Coimbra was the birthplace of six kings of Portugal, the First Dynasty, as well as the first University of the Country and one of the oldest in Europe.
The Romans called the city, which rose up the hill over the Mondego River, Eminius. Later, with the increase of its importance it became the seat of the Diocese, replacing the Roman city of Conímbriga, whence derived its new name. In 711 the Moors reached the Iberian Peninsula and the city is renamed Kulūmriyya, becoming an important trading post between the Christian North and the Arab South, with a strong Mozarabic community. In 871 becomes County of Coimbra but only in 1064 the city is definitively reconquered by Fernando Magno de Leão.
Coimbra is reborn and becomes the most important city below the Douro River, capital of a vast county governed by the Mozarabic Sesnando. With Condado Portucalense, Count D. Henrique and Queen D. Teresa make it their residence, and it would be in the safety of their walls that would be born the first king of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques, which makes it the capital of the county, replacing Guimarães in 1129.
Since the mid-16th century, the history of the city has revolved around the history of the University of Coimbra, and it is only in the 19th century that the city begins to expand beyond its walled hull, which even disappears with the reforms. carried out by the Marquis of Pombal
The first half of the nineteenth century brings difficult times to Coimbra, with the occupation of the city by the troops of Junot and Massena, during the French invasion and, subsequently, the extinction of religious orders. However, the city would regain its lost splendor - in 1856 the first electric telegraph in the city and gas lighting appeared, in 1864 the railway was inaugurated and 11 years later the railway bridge over the Mondego River was born. .
With the University as an unsurpassable reference, student movements arise from a political, cultural and social nature. From the University emerged and are still in full swing today the first Academic Orfeon of Coimbra in 1880, the oldest choir in the country, the Academic Association of Coimbra itself, in 1887, the Academic Tuna of the University of Coimbra in 1888.

Climate
The city of Coimbra has a Mediterranean climate according to the climate classification of Köppen-Geiger. In winter temperatures vary between 15 ° C daytime and 5 ° C in the coldest month, and may be around 0 ° C in cold spells, while in summer temperatures vary between 29 ° C daytime and 16 ° C and may reach 40 ° C. and even overtake. The highest and lowest temperatures recorded in Coimbra in the period 1971-2000 were 41.6 ° C and -4.9 ° C. However, there are records of -7.8 ° C in 1941 and 42.5 ° C in 1943.

Visiting
In Almalaguês Parish
Abelheira Dam
Football field
Chapel of Our Lady of Joy
St. Peter's Chapel
St. Sebastian Chapel
Tower of Bera Castle
cruise
Mother Church

In Almedina Parish
St. Anthony's Chapel
Chapel of the Military Hospital of Coimbra
Our Lady of Carmo College
Coimbra Major Seminary Building
Coimbra Botanical Garden
Academic Museum
Water Museum
Dr. Manuel Braga Park
Coimbra Green Park
Pedro and Inês Bridge
Holy Queen Bridge
Barbican Gate
Mondego River

In Ameal Parish
Railway station
St. Just Church

In Antanhol Parish
Bissaya Barreto Municipal Airport
Chapel of Our Lady of Conception
Chapel of Our Lady of Grace
St. Dominic's Chapel
Source
Lapa Fountain
Albergaria Fountain
Valongo Fountain
Mother Church
Tile Panel

In Antuzede Parish
Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy
Casa do Regalo
Parish Church of Antuzede
Parish Church of St. Facundo
São Facundo Lunch Park
Quinta das Janelas
Quinta do Pinheiro

In Arzila Parish
Daughter in law
Palace Bridge
Paúl de Arzila Nature Reserve

In Assafarge Parish
Football field
Santo Amaro Chapel
Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy
Holy Christ Cruise
Church of Our Lady of Conception

In Parish of Button
Palace Fountain
Church

In Brasfemes Parish
Mualdes Football Field
Mother Church

In the parish of Castelo Viegas
St. Peter's Chapel
Conraria Castle
São Jorge de Milreus Convent
Vale das Cabras Fountain
St. Stephen's Church
Conraria Bridge
Portela do Mondego Bridge
Portela do Mondego Railway Bridge
Mondego River

In Ceira Parish
Weir
Chapel of Our Lady of Health
Church
Conraria Bridge
Bridge over the Ceira River
Palheiros River Beach
Rio Ceira

In Cernache Parish
Moita Santa Football Field
Chapel of Our Lady of Conception
Chapel of Vila Pouca
Loureiro Chapel
Mother Church
Moinho das Lapas Museum
Quinta de Sao Pedro da Pousada
Quinta da Boa Esperança Tower

In Eiras Parish
Football field
Chapel of St. Peter of the Plateau
Holy Spirit Chapel
Fountain
Celas Monastery
Slave Park

In Lamarosa Parish
Fountain
Church
Vila Verde Gymnastics Pavilion
Quinta do Sobreiro

In The Parish Of Ribeira de Frades
Casaense Sports Field Football Field
Ribeira de Frades Football Field
St. Benedict Chapel
Casais Train Station
Oaks Fountain
Church
Mondego River

 In the parish of Santa Clara
Camões Amphitheater
Quinta das Lágrimas Golf Course
Chapel of Our Lady of Conception
Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Mary
San Francisco Convent
Coimbra University Stadium
Shoe Rack Fountain
Fountain of Loves
Church of Our Lady of Hope
Romantic garden
Hell Valley Lookout
Santa Clara a Nova Monastery
Santa Clara the Old Monastery
Choupalinho Park
Mondego Pool
Queen's Bridge
Santa Clara Bridge
Pedro and Inês Bridge
Portugal of the Little Ones
Quinta das Canas
Teardrop Farm
Mondego River
Quinta das Lágrimas Tank

 In the Parish of Santa Cruz
St. Simon's Chapel
Monte Formoso Chapel
Coimbra B Train Station
New source
Pedrulha Church
Church of Our Lady of Grace
Holy Cross Church
Halle City Garden
Garden of the House of Sal
Mango Jadim
Light Hills Garden
Choupal National Forest
Science Museum
Museum of the Holy House of Mercy of Coimbra
Coimbra Municipal Museum
Coimbra Palace of Justice
Inquisition Court
Açude Bridge
Mondego River

In the parish of Santo António dos Olivais
Quinta de São Jerónimo Amphitheater
St. Jerome Chapel
Miguel Torga House Museum
Church
Reed Valley Woods
Niche of Our Lady of Conception
St. Jerome Park
Valley of Flowers Park
Meditation Boulder
Quinta de São Jerónimo Swimming Pool
Portela do Mondego Bridge
Portela do Mondego Railway Bridge
Holy Queen Bridge
River Beach of Rebolim
Mondego River

In The Parish Of São Bartolomeu
St. Michael's Chapel
Old Cathedral of Coimbra
University of Coimbra Building
Bank of Portugal Building
Astoria Hotel Building
Coimbra A Train Station
Statue of Joaquim Antonio Aguiar
St. Bartholomew's Church
St. James's Church
Church of the Savior
Largo da Portagem Garden
Santa Clara Bridge
Mondego River

In the parish of São João do Campo
Church
Church of the Immaculate Conception

In The Parish Of São Martinho De Árvore
Good Jesus Chapel
Church

In The Parish Of São Martinho do Bispo
Football field
Bencanta Train Station
Espadaneira Train Station
Hippodrome
St. Martin's Church
Choupal National Forest
Agriculture Museum
Açude Bridge
Mondego River

In the Parish of São Paulo de Frades
Church

In The Parish Of São Silvestre
Chapel of Our Lady of Help
Quimbres Chapel
Good Jesus Chapel
Noble House
St. Mark's Convent
St. Mark's Cruise
Church
St. Mark's Monastery Church

In Sé Nova Parish
Arches Aqueduct
Santa Cruz Football Field
Bissaya Barreto House Museum
Mermaid Garden Fountain
Coimbra Swimming Pool Olympic Complex
Coimbra City Stadium
Statue to Heroes of Colonial War
D. Dinis statue
John of God statue
Pope John Paul II Statue
St. Joseph's Church
Garden of the Coimbra Academic Association
Mermaid's Garden
Penedo da Saudade Garden
World War I Combatants Monument
Botanical Museum
Machado de Castro National Museum
Coimbra Sports Hall
Mermaid Garden Portal
New Cathedral of Coimbra
Coimbra University

In Souselas Parish
Souselas Football Field
St. Bartholomew's Chapel
São Sebastião da Marmeleira Chapel
Sergeant Major Chapel
Train station
St. James's Church
Niche of Saint Romão

In Taveiro Parish
Football field
Vila Pouca do Campo Train Station
Church

In Torre de Vilela Parish
St. Dominic's Chapel
Calvary Chapel
cruise
God's Logo Multisport

In the parish of Torres do Mondego
Chapel of Our Lady of Lapa
St. Anthony's Chapel
St. Benedict Chapel
St. Francis Chapel
St. John the Baptist Chapel
Canas Valley Chapel
St. Anthony's Chapel
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
Mondego River

In Trouxemil Parish
Lord of the Street Chapel
New Fountain of Cioga do Monte
Saint Anthony's Farm

In Vil de Matos Parish
Mother Church

visit Coruche

Coruche is home to one of the largest cities of Portugal, with 1113.95 km ² area but only 20 191 inhabitants (2006), divided into eight parishes. The municipality is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Almeirim and Chamusca, northeast of Ponte de Sor, east of Mora, southeast of Arraiolos, the south by Montemor-o-Novo and the secondary portion of Montijo to the west by Benavente and northwest by Salvaterra de Magos.
The parishes are Coruche Biscainho, White Coruche, Bharatpur, Erra, Fajardo, Santana do Mato and St. Joseph Lamar.

Short Historical Review

The county Coruche, one of the most important agricultural centers of the country, consists of two distinct zones: the vast marshlands Sorraia, this tributary of the Tagus nateiros fertilizes its very rich and a forested area, consisting mainly of cork oak forests, the which extracts 10% of the national cork. Part of the agricultural area is formed by known which Garrett Heath sang so well in his "Travels in My Dirt." Appeared here several prehistoric remains as Cabeço Marco, the Source of Cascavel, the estate of terraced and Agolada Azervada and Azervadinha. Equally well documented is the Roman period with the findings of the estates of Mata-Lobos, Mata-Cub, and Peacock Zambaninha, but essentially the Quinta Grande, which are the best and richest of the Roman council estate. The same time would Coruche Castle, which was totally devastated by the Arabs in the year 1180. Two years later it would give the definitive reconquest of the town, believing that since then she has lost all its military importance, which may explain the abandonment of the fortress and consequently its ruin. The year 1182 marks the elevation of the village council, but within the current county Coruche others existed as of Vila Nova da Erra and Lamar. These two would be extinct in 1836, the reform of Mouzinho da Silveira, passing both the category of integrated parish and the current county.
The County has copies of architectural and artistic monuments that form a set of great value. The Antas Weight, Crown Bridge, the Aqueduct of Monte da Barca, the Historical Center of Coruche, buildings with good maps, and the large number of traditional rural houses in the parish of Erra must appear in any script of art. But the temples of worship is that it reaches the highest expression.

What to visit
In County:
Rio Sorraia

In the Parish of Biscainho:
Bridge Amieira
Bridge Grindstone

In the Town of White:
Chapel Farms of Arrife
Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrow
Chapel of St. Julian
church

In the Parish of Coruche:
Dam of Mount White
Church of Mercy
Church of Our Lady of the castle
St. Peter's Church
Church
St. Anthony's Church
Park Sorraia
pillory
Crown Point
General Theophilus Trinity Bridge
Bullring
Aqueduct Mount White

In the Town of Bharatpur:
Anta Valley Beiró
Anta Weight
Chapel of St. Romanita
Chapel of São Veríssimo
Church of Bharatpur
Church of Santa Justa
Monument to the People of Bharatpur
Well Linhares
Bridge gutter
Bridge Sorraia

In the Town of Erra:
Archaeological Site of Cabeço foot Erra
Church of St. Matthew
Tower Cemetery

In the Town of Fajardo:
ancient sources
The Railway Station of Agolada
St. Anthony's Church
Windmill
Canal bridge

In the Parish of Santana do Mato:
Church of Santa Ana
Bridge on the bank of Lavre

In the Parish of St. Joseph Lamar:
Lamar Bandstand
Church Azerveirinha
Church of Lamar

Where to Stay:
Estate of Agolada Angle
Cottage Hill Areeiro
Cottage Retreat Hunters
Hotel Quinta do Lago Verde
Azervada of Quinta da Cima
Residences Sunset
Vale de Pau

where to Eat
Restaurant Alliance
New Neighborhood Restaurant
The Poplar Restaurant
Crown Point Restaurant
Mira River Restaurant
Restaurant Gran'Gula
Pau Restaurant Supply
Restaurant knapsack
Quinta do Lago Verde Restaurant
Tasca Restaurant
Restaurant Rossio
Blue Bar Restaurant
keys Restaurant
Flavors Restaurant Coruche
O Manel Restaurant
Restaurant Pedmolho
Restaurant Painter
Sunflower Restaurant Jakim
John Lino Restaurant
Sunset Restaurant
Arcade Restaurant
Maya's Restaurant