Why Coimbra?

The epithet of “City of Students” is not new, but the connection between one of our national institutions with a longer tradition and the city of the river Mondego lives on. The city and the surrounding region offer exceptional conditions for countless leisure activities. The leisure activities can range from the practice of several sports to numerous suggestions at cultural and artistic levels and to events in unique historical sceneries, just to mention some possibilities.

Whether you are a visitor to the city and the surrounding region, a member of the academic community or an inhabitant of the city, the places suggested on the left are the responsibility of the Regional Office for Tourism, the Municipality of Coimbra, and the University of Coimbra, and they are good guides to the city of Coimbra and the Central Region of the Portugal.