This guide covers the top sites, local cuisine, and cultural experiences in Coimbra, home to one of Europe’s oldest universities. From the Joanina Library to riverside strolls and fado music, Coimbra ...

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 ...

Visiting Coimbra is like getting to know someone who is full of promise. The former Portuguese capital has everything it takes to be a popular tourist attraction. So why isn't it? Coimbra has squares ...

Living in Coimbra means choosing a historic Portuguese city with a strong academic identity, a slower pace of life and property prices that are still lower than Lisbon or Porto. Set along the River ...

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 ...

Located midway between Lisbon and Porto, Portugal’s 13th century former capital has long been known for the University of Coimbra, the oldest in the country, founded in 1290. Now the riverfront city ...