Musa Velha (Portuguese Edition)

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Between and , the municipal population tripled following the trend in the rest of the country when the nation's population doubled , while between and its population increased 6. Public transport covers Similarly, public telephones have a The wealth of the city rests mostly on the University of Coimbra with about 20, students — the city has a total of 35, higher education students considering the other higher education institutions based there — but also in shopping, technology and health sciences industry, administrative offices, financial services, law firms and specialized medical care.

The city has many private clinics, medical offices and two large independent state hospital centres: Coimbra has also the regional branch of the national cancer hospital — the I. The Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal , the state-run forensic science institute of Portugal, is headquartered in Coimbra. Notable companies based in the municipality of Coimbra include software companies Critical Software and Ciberbit which have their global headquarters in the city, mechanical and electronics engineering company Active Space Technologies , telemetry and Machine to Machine company ISA, Cimpor 's cement factory in Souselas CIMPOR Souselas , the pan-European service facility of Olympus Corporation , the pharmaceuticals companies Bluepharma and BASI , the iron foundry Fucoli-Somepal and several ceramics , food processing Probar produces cold meat products and Dan Cake produces sponge cakes and swiss rolls , textiles , wine, civil and engineering construction, architecture, public works and housing construction firms.

Handicraft industry is well represented by traditional tapestry and pottery manufacture, and the surroundings of the city have besides forestry , dynamic horticulture production, vineyards and livestock raising. The Instituto Pedro Nunes Pedro Nunes Institute , a business incubator , dynamically hosts several start-ups which are usually dedicated to technology-related businesses and became independent spin-off companies headquartered across the whole region. Coimbra has a fresh produce open-air market on every 7th and 23rd days of the month at Feira dos 7 e dos 23 , and a large fresh produce market in downtown at Mercado D.

The Baixa downtown of Coimbra has many coffeehouses and bakeries, and features several specialty shops selling all kind of products in typical old-fashioned architectural surroundings. Large commercial facilities with car park, include a medium-sized shopping center CoimbraShopping ; two larger shopping centers with hypermarket , restaurants, movie theaters and several shops with a selection of some of Portugal's and the world's most famous and stylish international brands include "Dolce Vita Coimbra" designed by the American planning and design firm, Suttle Mindlin and Forum Coimbra ; and two retail parks found on the fringes of the city, offering an alternative to the busy city centre Retail Park Mondego in Taveiro, and Coimbra Retail Park in Eiras.

The two banks of Mondego river at Coimbra, are linked by three main bridges: In the past, the city also had a tram network some are now parked inside a transportation museum.

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Taxicabs are also available, and are recognizable as cream or black and green black car with green rooftop taxis. The city is a hub for interregional bus services for all the country and abroad. A light-rail metro system, Metro Mondego , was proposed however the project was abandoned at the height of Portuguese financial crisis. Coimbra has several rail stations. The principal station Coimbra-B is on the main line between Porto and Lisbon.


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From this, a small spur runs to Coimbra-A , the main station in the city centre. This line was closed for upgrading as part of the Metro Mondego project and was never re-opened when the Metro Mondego project was abandoned, however there is local agitation for this line to be reopened. Coimbra is served by motorway A1 which connects Lisbon to Porto.

With a metres 3, feet runway and Flight Information Service until the sunset, this regional airport has all the fundamental facilities for private flights. The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Coimbra, for example to and from work, on a weekday is 35 min. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 12 min, while Coimbra has been called A cidade dos estudantes The city of the students or Lusa-Atenas Lusitan-Athens , mainly because it is the site of the oldest and one of the largest universities in Portugal — the University of Coimbra , a public university whose origins can be traced back to the 13th century.

Besides that, there are also some other schools and institutes of higher education in the city: A large number of higher education students from all of Portugal chose Coimbra's higher learning institutions to study, due to the wide availability of degrees offered in different fields, the student-friendly environment of the city, and the prestige of many of its learning institutions allied to the ancient tradition of Coimbra as the historical capital of higher studies in Portugal. There is also the Coimbra Hotel and Tourism School.

Coimbra celebrates its municipal holiday on 4 July, in honour of Queen Elizabeth of Portugal spouse of the King Denis ; a religious and civic celebration that celebrated the life of the former Queen, that includes a fireworks display following the night-time march of the penitents.

The Fado de Coimbra is a highly stylized genre of fado music originated in Coimbra. In addition, Coimbra has a contemporary music, boasting several live music venues, and some of the most popular clubs and music festivals in Portugal. According to tradition, to applaud fado in Lisbon one would clap his hands, while in Coimbra cough as if clearing the throat is the typical way.

Coimbra is also known for its university students' festivals. Two are held every year. The first one, Latada or Festa das Latas "The Tin Can Parade" is a homecoming parade that occurs at the beginning of the academic year, and is a welcome to the new university students Caloiros.

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The Festa das Latas goes back to the 19th century when the Coimbra students felt the need to express their joy at finishing the school year in as loud a way as possible, using everything at their disposal that would make noise, namely tin cans. The highlight of this festival, which now takes place at the beginning of the academic year November is the special parade known as the Latada. After marching through the streets of the city the new students are "baptized" in the Mondego River thus entering into the Coimbra academic fraternity.

The students from the penultimate year, normally the 3rd year's students, are awarded their Grelos a small ribbon. The Grelo is a small, woollen ribbon with the color s of the student's faculty that is attached to a student's briefcase. Previous to this, at the morning the students must have visited the Dom Pedro V market where they must get a turnip to sustain the Caloiros during the day's festivities.


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Besides the tin cans they have tied to their legs, the new students wear all kinds of costumes made up according to the creativity and imagination of their godmothers or godfathers who are older students. They also carry placards with ironic criticisms alluding to certain teachers, the educational system, national events and leaders.

The second one, Queima das Fitas "The Burning of the Ribbons" , takes place at the end of the second semester usually in the beginning of May and it is one of the biggest student parties in all Europe. It lasts for 8 days, one for each University of Coimbra's Faculty: Although being University of Coimbra's festivals, other higher education students of Coimbra such as the polytechnic's students or private institution's students, are invited every year by the University of Coimbra students who manage and organise this events, to participate in the Tin Can Parade and also in the Burning of the Ribbons.

The academic festivities are opened to the entire city community and attract a large number of national and international tourists as well. Coimbra has a lively music scene that caters for most tastes with lots of festivals and events beyond the academic festivals and the traditional Coimbra fado genre.

It boasts several live music venues, and some of the most popular club nights and music festivals in Portugal. The Centro region is the third-largest regional media market in Portugal. There is a wide variety of accommodation available, ranging from the camping -park or one of the many inexpensive hostels to the charming downtown hotels and international chain hotels. Coimbra has many attractive and pleasant green spaces such as parks , playgrounds , gardens and forests.

The most famous park in the city is probably the Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra , the fifth oldest in the world. The Portugal dos Pequenitos park is an educational theme park built during the Estado Novo. Its buildings are scale copies of Portuguese architectural landmarks and were completed in the s.

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Also noteworthy is the Paul de Arzila , a natural reserve occupying an area in Coimbra municipality in Arzila , and in the neighbouring municipalities of Condeixa-a-Nova and Montemor-o-Velho. Not far away from the urban center, close to the city itself, and fully set in the municipality of Coimbra, there are plenty of mountain and river landscapes.

These include the river beach of Palheiros do Zorro in the parish of Torres do Mondego.

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Coimbra is twinned with: Coimbra also has one of the largest multisports clubs in Portugal: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For people named Coimbra, see Coimbra surname. Municipality in Centro, Portugal. Population of the municipality of Coimbra — Year Pop. List of mayors of Coimbra. List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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