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Coimbra is the third largest city in Portugal. It is an old university town famous for its winding streets and terraced houses where today more than ever still playing the old 'fado'. Sé Velha (Old Cathedral) of the twelfth century, Machado de Castro Museum in the Archbishop's Palace, the Church and Monastery of Santa Cruz and the University, one of the oldestin Europe, are some of the jewels with the Coimbra provided to us.
 

 
 Coimbra is in the circuit of the Silver Coast. The city is one of the first universities in Europe. The university tradition is visible in the days of today not only in the monuments, as the university that has a rich library, and in the student habits. In several days of the year, students commemorate specific dates. Theydress in clothes that come from the tradition and celebrate the customs of their ancestors.
The streets and alleys of Coimbra took castles and churches of centuries past. But above all refer to historic times were those who shaped it.
South of Coimbra and the A1, one of the most important roads in Portugal, is Fatima. Frequented in this year of Jubilee, Fatima became famous for the apparitionof the Virgin to the three shepherds. The city lives on this revelation and the pilgrims flock in large numbers.
Coimbra, a city full of charm and fantasy of nostalgia and romance, the cradle of science and literature and inspiring many poets. City divided into two, Coimbra has retained its top crowned its most intellectual of his old university, while in Baja, on the banks of the Mondego, developa more commercial spirit without sacrificing the pleasures of this city.
Coimbra was the first capital of Portugal until the thirteenth century, and today is the third largest province. It is known as a city of Fado and the University, and has inspired many poets making center of arts and letters. As a university city of tradition, in May the students celebrate the end of the academic year togive Queima Fitas: burning celebration of color tapes of the faculty to which they belong. Many students retain ancient traditions and is common to see one of them wrapped in black robes with snips as many have had disappointments in love. In the old town of Coimbra distinguish the upper town, which is the university district of the lower city, where the shops.
It is a melancholy city, full ofromance and legend, built by the river Mondego. Its most famous landmark is undoubtedly the Old University, founded in 1290, overlooking the city Alta and distributed around the Patio das Escolas, which also contains a variety of inputs baroque clock tower and a statue of Joao III. Opposite this tower is tiled chapel and a splendid baroque library. The University is also an excellent vantage pointfrom which you can see the whole city. From the top of this place you can spot the twin monasteries of Santa Clara: Santa Clara-a-Velha and Santa Clara-a-Nova. The first was where he was initially buried Dona Ines, whose tomb was placed beside the Queen Saint Elizabeth, founder and patron of the convent of Coimbra. In Santa Clara-a-Nova is currently the tomb of Elizabeth, one of the jewels that makeit worth visiting by the Senate, however, now with the nuns' cells is a Portuguese army barracks ago manifest its presence in the military museum, which presents fragments and intact bombs recovered from World War II.
A mandatory stop is the theme park ride for two Pequeninos Portugal, built in the 1950's with miniature models with the main buildings in the country. Within walking distance ofthis park is the Quinta das Lagrimas, a baroque palace converted into a luxury hotel, with beautiful gardens which springs a fountain, according to tradition, kept alive the memory of the place where she was murdered Dona Ines de Castro, beloved the king Don Pedro and came to rule after his death.
Another wonder of this city is the Botanical Garden where plants can be seen from various parts of...