Coimbra

The eternal student city

Coimbra is a district capital, the largest city of the Centre Region of Portugal with around 150,000 inhabitants.The city is located on the banks of the Mondego River.

Coimbra has remnants of 2,000 years of history. Roman Empire constructions coexist with internationally renowned modern buildings. Capital of the Portuguese Kingdom in bygone ages and meeting point of several cultures, Coimbra combines a rich architectonic and historical heritage with modern facilities for the arts and sports and green, open-air spaces.

The city and the university are classified as World Heritage since June 2013 and have a thriving cultural life offering a great diversity of literary talks, exhibitions, cinema cycles, music and dance shows, theatre plays and other performances. There are also several popular events, such the student festivities “Latada” (new students’ parade) and “Queima das Fitas” (graduate students’ parade), book and handicraft fairs, food markets, and suchlike.

Coimbra is a friendly city to the young people. With over 30,000 students, it offers several discounts for students in restaurants, bars, shops, museums, among others. It’s a safe university city, with good transports, several cheap accommodation options and an excellent public network of health care services.

There are a number of public health units in the city, namely health centres and the hospitals of the University of Coimbra (CHUC), the largest health care centre in Portugal.





Convent of São Francisco

The Convent of São Francisco is located in Santa Clara, in the centre of Coimbra, in Portugal. It was originally designed to accommodate the Franciscan monks, who occupied the building until the Revolution of 1820. More recently, the city hall performed some restoration and rehabilitation works to develop a lot of activities related to scientific, innovation and business areas.

Household:
Av. From the English Guard, nº 1 A | 3040-193 Coimbra | Portugal

GPS coordinates:
Latitude 40º 12’ 11” N | Longitude 08º 26' 09" W

Bus:
Lines: 6, 13, 31 (SMTUC)

Train:
Coimbra-B Station (connection with Coimbra-A station)
Coimbra-A Station
More information in www.cp.pt

Coimbra is a friendly city to the young people. With over 30,000 students, it offers several discounts for students in restaurants, bars, shops, museums, among others. It’s a safe university city, with good transports, several cheap accommodation options and an excellent public network of health care services.

There are a number of public health units in the city, namely health centres and the hospitals of the University of Coimbra (CHUC), the largest health care centre in Portugal.