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Description: Coimbra is a city and a municipality in Portugal. It is the district seat of Coimbra district, being located in Baixo ... more

Coimbra ... Mondego subregion, which belongs to the larger Centro region from whom it is the capital. Like most university cities, there is also a large number of dislocated students from outside Coimbra residing in the city.

Newest Review: ... diversity within such a small region. Hotels are reasonably priced in the centre of Coimbra. If you want a room mainly for sleeping then there is an Ibis hotel situated along the bank of the river, which will set you back around 9.000$00 per night (just under £30 a night work on an exchange rate of 300 Escudos to £1 and you won’t overspend). This doesn’t include breakfast but ... more

... I’ve always found them to be of much better quality outside of the hotels in the local cafes. Most good hotels in the surrounding r egion can be found at a similar pri...more

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Coimbra: A bit off the beaten track (1256 words)
by - written on 19/01/01 (Very useful, 92 readings)
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Situated in the centre of Portugal, Coimbra (pronounced phonetically as qwim-brar) is a picturesque university town steeped in history. It was previously the capital of Portugal prior to Lisboa and had the first university in the country. It dominates the skyline on top of a steep hill on one bank of the river, which cuts through the center of the city. Coimbra is flanked on the east side by steep hills, which rise almost immediately off the bank of the river. Coimbra has not developed as commercially to the extent as the other major cities such as Oporto (Porto) in the north-west and Lisboa (Lisbon, the Capital) on the southern tip of the Atlantic (west) ... Read the complete review

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