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 the Serra do Buçaco - Luso

 The Serra do Buçaco, located in the Parish of Luso, once known as Serra de Alcoba, is 549 meters high in the area of ​​the geodesic landmark, located on its plateau, begins in the area of ​​the Eagle's Nest and ends at the famous Mondego Bookstore. It covers the municipalities of Mealhada, Mortágua, Penacova and in its extension contains the Buçaco National Forest (Mealhada), the set of windmills of Portela da Oliveira, the sanctuary of Senhora do Monte Alto and part of the Mondego Bookstore, the three in Penacova.

It is also in this mountain that the waters of Caldas de Penacova are captured. The forest that still exists today in the Serra do Buçaco was commanded to plant by the Order of the Discalced Carmelites in the first quarter of the seventeenth century; the Carmelites also built there the Convent of Santa Cruz do Buçaco, designed to house this monastic order, which existed between 1628 and 1834, the date of the extinction of religious orders in Portugal. Presently, in its place there is the Hotel Palace Buçaco.

The Buçaco National Forest, considered a protected area, has plant species from all over the world, some of them gigantic, besides the world-famous Cupressus lusitanica. It was in this mountain that the Buçaco battle was fought in 1810 between the Anglo-Portuguese forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington on the one hand and the French commanded by André Massena on the other, a fact that is remembered in Buçaco Military Museum.

Visit Mealhada

Mealhada is a city with about 4500 inhabitants, located in the southern limit of the District of Aveiro. It is the main urban center of the wine sub-region of Bairrada.It is the seat of a municipality with 110.66 square kilometers and 20,428 inhabitants, divided into 8 districts (Before, Barcouço, Casal Comba, Luso, Mealhada, Pampilhosa, Vacariça and Ventosa do Bairro). The municipality is located in the southern part of the district of Aveiro and is bordered to the north by Anadia, east by Mortágua and Penacova, Coimbra and to the south by west by Canterbury.The municipality of Aveiro extends between theSerra do Buçaco and gandareza edge cantanhede, watching the small river Cértima from the source to the border of Anadia municipality.  

Small historical review 

The Roman presence in the municipality highlight the achamento a milestone (which dates back to 39 AD) would indicate the 12 mile route of the Roman Olissipo (Lisbon) Cale (Vila Nova de Gaia), which follow the west side of the river This finding is today in the lobby of the town hall building. Also this time is the archaeological site of the Sands City located in Vimieira that is already referenced from the first century by Strabo and known nowadays since 1959, which is thought to have been a Elbocoris oppidum, or small Roman fort. Found this site date back to the centuries I to IV. Also in place of Barcouço found some Roman remains such as coins and pottery.With the conquest of Coimbra in 878, the land in which it operates the county are safe for reoccupation Christian, but in the fateful year of 987 returns to Arab hands and only regained for the Christian to 1064. Thus, attempts to reoccupy suspended for 77 years were taken up with the installation of several monasteries in the area where the future county is going to enter. The records of that era come to us through the Black See Book (Old) of Coimbra, the Book of records of wills of Lorvão the Monastery. So it is from this time that most of the names and location of much of the county's land beginning to emerge, letters of donation and documentation relating to taxes, as well as the great importance that the gone Vacariça Monastery had in the lands south of the Duero and North Mondego. But only the September 12, 1514 Aveiro and Vacariça receive charter by King Manuel I, but the lands of the current county remained under the jurisdiction of the

Bishop of Coimbra, so the current territory belonged to the medieval districts of Coimbra (Pampilhosa), Vacariça (Vacariça , Aveiro and Portuguese) and Casal Comba and Ventosa (Ventosa and before).In the nineteenth century, with the great liberal reforms created the current municipality of Aveiro in the reign of Queen Maria II. Created April 6, 1836 consisted of the parishes of Casal Comba, Ventosa, Tamengos and Aguim being the Aveiro was the county seat and belonged to the parish of a neighboring county, the Vacariça, which, at the time of its extinction in 1837 held the parishes of Vacariça, Luso and Vila Nova de Monsarros that became part of the Anadia municipality. Also in December 31, 1853 passed to the county parishes Pampilhosa, disaggregated in the municipality of Coimbra, and the Barcouço coming of the former municipality Ançã (Canterbury), leaving in turn Aguim and Tamengos for Anadia municipality. With the format that still remains the county would see the county seat to the parish rise in June 24, 1944, detached Vacariça the parish and also the parish of Ventosa to divide and create the Before parish the April 23, 1964 thereby administratively as today.

On always Coimbra, the allocation between the districts of Aveiro and Coimbra was conflicted, being integrated in Aveiro Aveiro between 1836 and 1842, the year he moved to Coimbra, the switch to Mira municipality would again put the county back in Aveiro district in 1855.

Places to go

 In the Parish of Before: 
Source 
St. Peter's Church 
Pond Sume 
Door with inscriptions in Latin

 In Barcouço Parish: 
Football Pitch 
Chapel 
Chapel of St. Anthony 
St. Anthony Cruise 
Square sources 
Church of Our Lady O 

In Couple Parish Comba: 
Chapel Lendiosa 
Chapel Silvã 
St. Martin Church

In Luso Town:
 Chapel of St. Anthony 
Chapel of St. John the Evangelist 
Cascade Sierra Buçaco 
Cruz Alta 
Statue of Emygdio Navarro 
Source of Fountains 
Cold Source 
Source Buçaco Mountain 
Parish Church 
Gardens Buçaco 
Gardens of the National Palace Buçaco 
Lake Luso
 Lake Buçaco 
Lake Valley of Ferns 
Viewpoint of Cruz Alta 
Monument to the Battle of Buçaco 
The Portuguese Water Monument 
National Palace Buçaco 
Of Railways Bridge
Serpa doors 
Sula doors
 Buçaco Mountain 
Spa Luso
Valley of the Ferns 

In the Parish of Mealhada: 
Cine Teatro Municipal of Mealhada 
Phillips cruise 
Statue of the God Bacchus 
Statue of Piglet 
Church 
Church of St. Anne 
Garden Town Hall 
Milestone 
Tribute to Fire Monument
 Tiles panel 
City's park

In Pampilhosa Parish: 
Aqueduct 
Chapel 
Chapel of Canedo 
Fountain Statue 
Swiss Chalet 
Building Cine Teatro 
Source D'Here 
Source of Puddles 
Source of Mello 
Church 
Lake Garden
Nora 

In Vacariça Parish: 
Travasso Football Field 
Fountain of Travasso
Church of San Vicente 
Church of Travasso 
Water Mill
Monument 1000 Years 
Lograssol Park 
Solar People's House

In the Parish of Ventosa Neighborhood: 
Chapel of Santa Luzia
Church 
Garção de Varzim Old Well

Where to Eat 
Restaurants 
Basil of Piglets 
Belarmino 
Celso of Piglets 
Couceiro of Piglets 
Barbecue Rock 
Dom Rogerio 
Bairrada flower
 Forest Piglets 
Fire On Floor 
Hilarious
 Licinius 
Lourenços 
Manuel Júlio
Goal of Piglets 
Nelson of Piglets 
The Castiço 
The Cesteiro 
Escondidinho 
The piglet 
The saddles 
The Typical Bairrada 
Vitor 
Oasis 
Octavio of Piglets 
The Park 
Courtyard of Casqueira 
Rock Salt 
Peter of Piglets 
Pic Nic 
Pizzeria "La Toscana" 
Quinta dos Três Pinheiros 
Regional 
King of Piglets
STOP
 Balcony Lake 
North Ze 
Snack Bars 
Traditional cellar 
Dunes Bar 
Errejota 
Isabelita 
Kate-Kero 
Farmer 
Half Toast 
The Corner
 The Snail 
The Lantern 
MarinoTino 
The Vaz 
Tás Ca Larica 
Tony

Where To Stay 
Grande Hotel do Luso 
Hotel Alegre 
Hotel Central 
Hotel Eden 
Inatel Luso 
Buçaco Palace Hotel 
Toll Bairrada Center 
Quinta dos Três Pinheiros 
Hostel for pilgrims 
Hostal Imperial 
Pension Castilla 
Residential Choupal 
Residential Hilary 
Residential Oasis 
Residential Regional 
Houses of Bussaco in the National Forest of Bussaco
 Thursday Lograssol 
Quinta do Carvalhinho
Solar Vacariça 
Villa Aurora 
Vila Duparchy 
Camping Luso Park