Portugal - Coimbra

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Coimbra is a city and municipality in Portugal. It served as the country's capital from 1139 to about 1260 and remains home to the University of Coimbra, the oldest academic institution in the Portuguese-speaking world and one of the oldest in Europe. It is spread over 3,372 square kilometres. It is located in Central Portugal, 120 km south of Porto and 195 km north of Lisbon, and is the chief urban centre of central Portugal. One of Portugal's biggest crossroads, Coimbra is served by the A1, the main highway of Portugal. It is set by the Mondego River, about 40 km east of Figueira da Foz, a neighbour coastal city with several beaches, summer and seaport facilities on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Just outside the municipality, there are also several picturesque mountain towns such as Lousa and Penacova and spa towns and villages such as Luso, Bucaco and Curia.
The municipality is composed of 31 parishes (administrative districts):

• Almalagues
• Almedina - City of Coimbra
• Ameal
• Antanhol
• Antuzede
• Arzila
• Assafarge
• Botao
• Brasfemes
• Castelo Viegas
• Ceira - Town
• Cernache - Town
• Eiras - Town
• Lamarosa
• Ribiera de Frades
• Sao Bartolomeu - City of Coimbra
• Sao Joao do Campo
• Sao Martinho da Arvore
• Sao Martinho do Bispo
• Sao Paulo de Frades
• Sao Silvestre
• Se Nova - City of Coimbra
• Souselas - Town
• Santa Clara - City of Coimbra
• Santa Cruz - City of Coimbra
• Santo Antonio dos Olivais - CIty of Coimbra
• Taveiro - Town
• Torre de Vilela
• Torres do Mondego
• Trouxemil
• Vil de Matos


• Municipal holiday is on July 4th