Coimbra

Coimbra is the traditional capital city of Central Portugal's historic Beira Litoral region. With over 140,000 inhabitants (2021), it is the largest municipality there and one of Portugal's four largest metropolises. Wikivoyage

Population 140,816 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Portugal

• 112AnyAll emergencies

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Igreja de Santa Cruz Church · 50 m
• Igreja de São Tiago Church · 190 m
• Palácio Sub-Ripas Castle · 200 m
• Aqueduto de São Sebastião Attraction · 870 m
• Museu Machado de Castro Museum · 380 m
• Biblioteca Joanina Attraction · 500 m
• Torre de Almedina Museum · 260 m
• Casa Museu Bissaya Barreto Museum · 990 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Regional 31
• Tapas 6
• Italian 5
• Portuguese 4
• Indian 3
• Korean 3
• Pizza 3
• Barbecue 3

All 96 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Mata Nacional do Choupal 2.5 km across 2.3 km
• Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra 770 m across 980 m
• Parque do Choupalinho 850 m across 1.2 km
• Parque Doutor Manuel Braga 360 m across 690 m

Getting around

• Passeios de Barco - O Basófias 590 m
• Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra 910 m
• Terminal Rodoviário Flixbus 1.3 km
• Praça de Táxia Coimbra-B 1.6 km
• Coimbra-B 1.8 km
• Bencanta 2.3 km

More train stations: Espadaneira 3.5 km, Casais 4.7 km, Adémia 4.8 km, Vilela - Fornos 5.9 km

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