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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Coimbra","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"A university older than Portugal's borders, a baroque library people queue to see for ten minutes, and a student city that empties every summer.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304326","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1290 | The university founded\r\n60,000 | Books in the Joanina library\r\n\u20ac3 | A student-priced glass of wine","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"Portugal's university town","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Coimbra was the capital for a hundred years and has been a university city since 1290, which is longer than most European countries have existed in their current shape. The university sits on top of the hill and everything else runs down from it to the Mondego river.\r\n\r\nTerm time is the point. Students wear black capes, the fado here is sung by men and is a different tradition from Lisbon's, and the city has a nightlife far bigger than its size because 20,000 people are studying in it. In July and August they all go home and it is a quieter, hotter place.\r\n\r\nA day and a night is enough, two if you want the Roman ruins at Con\u00edmbriga. It sits halfway between Lisbon and Porto on the fast train, which makes it the easiest stop in Portugal to add to a route.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | Train from Lisbon or Porto, about 1h30 and \u20ac15\u201325 on the Alfa Pendular\r\nGetting around | Walkable, and uphill. A lift runs from the market to the university\r\nLanguage | Portuguese. English in the university areas\r\nTerm time | October to June. The city is quiet outside it\r\nTap water | Safe to drink\r\nThe Joanina library | Timed tickets, about \u20ac14 with the university complex","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"The city is small and steep. Upper town for atmosphere, lower town for flat streets.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"14","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Alta | Atmosphere and the university | The upper town: the university, the library, medieval lanes and the student republics. Steep, and the heart of it. | 40.2075 | -8.4260 |  | \nBaixa | Flat streets and value | Below the hill along the river: shops, cheaper beds, the market and most of the restaurants. | 40.2110 | -8.4300 |  | \nSanta Clara | Across the river | The south bank, with the convent ruins, the park and a view back at the hill. Quiet and cheaper again. | 40.2040 | -8.4340 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Coimbra","hw_hub_city_do_body":"The Biblioteca Joanina is the reason most people come: a baroque library of 60,000 books, gilded and painted, with a colony of bats that live behind the shelves and eat the insects that would otherwise eat the books. Entry is timed, you get about twenty minutes, and it is worth it.\r\n\r\nThe rest of the university complex \u2014 the Pa\u00e7o das Escolas, the chapel, the Sala dos Capelos \u2014 comes with the same ticket, and the terrace has the view over the river.\r\n\r\nDownhill, the S\u00e9 Velha is a fortress-like Romanesque cathedral, and the Machado de Castro museum is built over a Roman cryptoporticus you walk through underground.\r\n\r\nFado de Coimbra is sung by men in student capes and is more restrained than Lisbon's. Several small venues do nightly sessions for \u20ac10 to \u20ac15.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Biblioteca Joanina | Timed entry, about \u20ac14 with the university. Twenty minutes inside\r\nThe bats | They live behind the shelves and eat the book-eating insects. Genuinely\r\nRoman cryptoporticus | Under the Machado de Castro museum, and walkable\r\nFado de Coimbra | Sung by men, different from Lisbon. \u20ac10\u201315 a session","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Coimbra","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Coimbra","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Walking the upper town costs nothing, and the university courtyard and its terrace view over the Mondego are free even if the library is not.\r\n\r\nThe S\u00e9 Velha's exterior, the Santa Cruz church on the main square and the botanical garden \u2014 one of the oldest in Europe \u2014 are all free.\r\n\r\nAcross the river, the Parque Verde runs along the water, and the ruins of Santa Clara-a-Velha, the convent that sank into the mud, are visible from the bank.\r\n\r\nIn term time, students perform fado on the steps and in the streets most evenings without a ticket.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Botanical garden | One of Europe's oldest, and free\r\nUniversity terrace | The view over the river, without the library ticket\r\nParque Verde | The riverside park on the south bank\r\nStreet fado | In term time, on the steps, most evenings","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Coimbra","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Coimbra","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Student prices hold the whole city down. A prato do dia is \u20ac6.50 to \u20ac9 in the Baixa, which is as cheap as Portugal gets in a city.\r\n\r\nChanfana \u2014 goat slow-cooked in red wine in a clay pot \u2014 is the regional dish, and leit\u00e3o, suckling pig, comes from Bairrada just north and is worth ordering where it is the speciality.\r\n\r\nThe market, Mercado Municipal D. Pedro V, has the cheapest lunch counters in town.\r\n\r\nCoimbra does not do a big restaurant scene. It does cheap, good, unfussy food for people who have to eat every day, which is usually better.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Prato do dia | \u20ac6.50\u20139. Student pricing across the city\r\nChanfana | Goat in red wine, the regional dish\r\nLeit\u00e3o | Suckling pig from Bairrada, just up the road\r\nThe market | Counters upstairs do the cheapest lunch in town","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Coimbra","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Coimbra","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"In term time this is one of the best nights out in Portugal for its size. The student republics \u2014 shared houses with their own traditions \u2014 throw parties, the bars around Pra\u00e7a da Rep\u00fablica fill from ten, and prices are set by people on student budgets.\r\n\r\nQueima das Fitas in May is the week the city hands itself over: concerts, parades and a serenade at the S\u00e9 Velha at midnight that draws thousands.\r\n\r\nOutside term, from July to September, a good part of it shuts.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac2.50 and a glass of wine about \u20ac3, which tells you who the customers are.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Pra\u00e7a da Rep\u00fablica | The student bar square, busiest Wednesday to Saturday\r\nTerm time only | A lot of it closes from July to September\r\nQueima das Fitas | May. The biggest student week in Portugal\r\nPrices | Beer \u20ac1.50\u20132.50, wine about \u20ac3","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Coimbra","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Coimbra","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Walk, and be ready for the hill. The university is at the top and almost everything else is below it, with stairs and steep lanes between.\r\n\r\nThe Elevador do Mercado is a lift and funicular that takes you from the market up to the university for about \u20ac1.60 and saves the climb entirely.\r\n\r\nTrains stop at two stations: Coimbra-B on the main line, where fast services from Lisbon and Porto arrive, and Coimbra-A in the centre, five minutes away by a connecting shuttle that is included in the ticket.\r\n\r\nBuses run to Con\u00edmbriga and the surrounding towns from the bus station north of the centre.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"The lift | About \u20ac1.60 from the market up to the university\r\nTwo stations | Fast trains at Coimbra-B, then a free shuttle to Coimbra-A\r\nHalfway point | 1h30 from both Lisbon and Porto\r\nWalkable | Everything, but the upper town is genuinely steep","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Coimbra","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Coimbra costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"This is one of the cheapest cities in Portugal, because it prices for students. Dorms are \u20ac14 to \u20ac22, a prato do dia is \u20ac6.50 to \u20ac9, and a beer is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac2.50.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac35 to \u20ac45.\r\n\r\nThe university and library ticket at about \u20ac14 is the one real expense, and it covers the whole complex. Fado sessions are \u20ac10 to \u20ac15, and everything else worth doing is free.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac14\u201322\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac35\u201345\r\nUniversity ticket | About \u20ac14, covering the library and the whole complex\r\nStudent pricing | Holds the whole city down, in term time and out","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Coimbra","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Coimbra","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Coimbra is a safe, small city with very little crime, and walking the centre at night is unremarkable.\r\n\r\nThe steepness is the practical hazard: worn stone stairs, polished cal\u00e7ada and a lot of rain between November and March.\r\n\r\nQueima das Fitas in May involves a great deal of drinking over a week, and the usual sense applies about keeping an eye on drinks and getting home.\r\n\r\nThe Mondego looks calm and has currents. Nobody swims in it in the city. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Steep, worn stairs | Slippery in the rain, which is most of winter\r\nQueima das Fitas | A heavy drinking week. Ordinary caution\r\nDo not swim in the Mondego | Currents, in the city stretch\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Coimbra","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Coimbra","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Roman ruins, a monastery and the mountains, all within an hour or so.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Aveiro | 1 hour | Train, about \u20ac4 | Canals, painted boats and art nouveau, with the striped houses of Costa Nova on the beach beyond. |  | 1304311\nBatalha and Alcoba\u00e7a | 1 hour | Bus, about \u20ac10 | Two enormous Gothic monasteries, both UNESCO-listed, usually done together in a day. |  | 1304312","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Coimbra","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"Term time is when the city is itself: October to June. May has the student festival.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Coimbra is inland and gets hotter in summer and colder in winter than the coast an hour away.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 15 | 1 | Cold, wet and full of students. Cheap\r\nFebruary | 16 | 1 | Still wet. Term in full swing\r\nMarch | 18 | 2 | Improving, and the city is busy with study\r\nApril | 20 | 3 | Good. Spring on the river\r\nMay | 23 | 4 | Queima das Fitas takes over the city for a week\r\nJune | 27 | 3 | Warm, term ending, students leaving\r\nJuly | 29 | 2 | Hot and half empty. Much of the nightlife shut\r\nAugust | 29 | 2 | The quietest month. Hot and still\r\nSeptember | 27 | 3 | Warm, and the students return at the end\r\nOctober | 22 | 4 | Term restarts and the city comes back to life\r\nNovember | 17 | 3 | Wet and busy with study\r\nDecember | 15 | 2 | Cold and quiet over the holidays","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"One week in May is the whole calendar.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Coimbra","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/portugal\/coimbra\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Queima das Fitas | May | Citywide | A week of concerts, parades and student traditions, opening with a midnight serenade at the old cathedral. The biggest student festival in the country. |  | \nFestas da Rainha Santa | July, even years | Citywide | The city's patron saint procession, held every two years. |  | \nTerm time | October to June | Citywide | When the fado, the bars and the student republics are all running. |  | \nCoimbra fado sessions | Year-round | Upper town | Nightly in several small venues, \u20ac10\u201315. |  | \nFestival das Artes | Summer | Quinta das L\u00e1grimas | Music and performance in the gardens across the river. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"The university and library ticket at about \u20ac14 is the main fixed cost of a visit.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4\r\nMiddle of the road | 24 | 22 | 4 | 14\r\nComfortable | 42 | 40 | 8 | 25","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Coimbra","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A small, cheap scene, mostly in the lower town within walking distance of the station. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Coimbra","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/portugal\/coimbra\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Coimbra travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How long do you need in Coimbra? | A day and a night for the university, the library and a fado session. Two if you want Con\u00edmbriga's Roman ruins or the monasteries at Batalha and Alcoba\u00e7a.\r\nIs the Joanina library worth the ticket? | Yes, and manage expectations: entry is timed and you get roughly twenty minutes inside a single extraordinary room. The ticket covers the rest of the university complex, which is where the rest of the value is.\r\nWhen should I visit? | Term time, October to June, when the students are there and the city works. May has Queima das Fitas, the biggest student festival in Portugal. July and August are hot and half shut.\r\nHow is Coimbra fado different? | It is sung by men, traditionally students in black capes, and it is more restrained and formal than the Lisbon tradition. Audiences cough rather than clap in the older venues.\r\nIs it easy to visit between Lisbon and Porto? | It is the easiest stop in Portugal. Both are about ninety minutes away by fast train, and the station is a free shuttle from the centre.\r\nIs Coimbra cheap? | One of the cheapest cities in the country. Dorms \u20ac14 to \u20ac22, set lunches from \u20ac6.50, beer at \u20ac1.50, and a day around \u20ac35 to \u20ac45.\r\nWhat is a student republic? | A shared student house with its own name, traditions and often politics, some of which have existed for centuries. Several will let visitors in for a party if you are introduced.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Coimbra hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_city_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Coimbra | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/portugal\/coimbra\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_city_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_city_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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