Coimbra has been invaded many times. The Romans, the Moors and Napoleon have all come and gone. But next month, the tranquil Portuguese city will suffer its first English invasion. The British have ...

Olá, travelers! Today Rafa Vieira writes to us from Coimbra, Portugal, and tells us why this European city is simply the best. Want to see your city on IT? Copy and paste our list of fill-in-the-blank ...

A couple of hours north of Lisbon, Coimbra is the Oxford or Cambridge of Portugal — the home of its most venerable university. It’s also the country’s easiest-to-enjoy city — a mini-Lisbon, with ...

PORTUGAL is home to some of the most underrated cities in Europe, with tourists rarely venturing beyond the most popular holiday hotspots. One city that has a particularly strong impact on its ...

「大学都市」の中心となる老舗大学。1290年にポルトガル王ディニス1世によって設立されたコインブラ大学は、700年以上をかけてコインブラ市内に形成されてきた。主要建築物は16 ...

LOCAL FACT: Coimbra was the capital of Portugal for over a century in the Middle Ages. DESCRIPTION: Built by adding 15,000 seats to Academica de Coimbraés home ground, including building a u-shaped ...

January is an ideal time for a city break in Portugal. The post-Christmas calm, lower accommodation prices and milder winter ...

Ever wondered what the rest of St Paul’s – the surviving facade of which is Macau’s most famous landmark – would have looked like? It just so happens there’s a model, of sorts, in Coimbra, a city in ...

It's also home to some of the best-preserved Roman ruins in the world and 80p beers PORTUGAL is home to some of the most underrated cities in Europe, with tourists rarely venturing beyond the most ...