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Piódão
A schist village built in terraces on a steep Serra do Açor hillside, reached by a winding mountain road.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Coimbra, Portugal · Europe
Coimbra sits on the route: 5 minutes from Bairro do Loreto, 54km from Praia da Costa Nova.
Coimbra is a city located in Coimbra, Portugal. With a population of 140,796, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Coimbra sits in Portugal, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Lisbon time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Coimbra to your route.
Coimbra, officially the City of Coimbra, is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2021 census was 140,796, in an area of 319.40 square kilometres (123.3 sq mi).
It is the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto, and Braga, and is the largest city ofRead more
the district of Coimbra and the Central Region. About 460,000 people live in its intermunicipal community.
Among the many archaeological structures dating back to the Roman era, when Coimbra was the settlement of Aeminium, are its well-preserved aqueduct and cryptoporticus. Similarly, buildings from the period when Coimbra was the capital of Portugal (from 1131 to 1255) still remain. During the late Middle Ages, with its decline as the political centre of the Kingdom of Portugal, Coimbra began to evolve into a major cultural centre. This was in large part helped by the establishment of the first Portuguese university in 1290 in Lisbon and its relocation to Coimbra in 1308, making it the oldest academic institution in the Portuguese-speaking world. Apart from attracting many European and international students, the university is visited by many tourists for its monuments and history. Its historical buildings were classified as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 2013: "Coimbra offers an outstanding example of an integrated university city with a specific urban typology as well as its own ceremonial and cultural traditions that have been kept alive through the ages."
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Coimbra is located in Coimbra, Portugal, Europe. The coordinates are 40.2069 latitude, -8.4200 longitude.
Coimbra has a population of approximately 140,796 people, making it a city in Portugal.
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A schist village built in terraces on a steep Serra do Açor hillside, reached by a winding mountain road.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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The 'Venice of Portugal,' a colorful canal city with art nouveau buildings and traditional striped moliceiro boats gliding through its waterways.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Beach village on the Aveiro lagoon famous for its palheiros: former fishermen's haystores painted in bold candy stripes of red, blue and green facing the water. A short hop from Aveiro across the ria, with dunes and surf behind.
54 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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