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Coimbra ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population at the 2011 census was 143,397, in an area of 319.40 square kilometres . The fourth-largest urban centre in Portugal , it is the largest city of the district of Coimbra and the Centro Region. About 460,000 people live in the Região de Coimbra, comprising 19 municipalities and extending into an area 4,336 square kilometres . Among the many archaeological structures dating back to the Roman era, when Coimbra was the settlement of Aeminium, are its well-preserved aqueduct and cryptoporticus. Similarly, buildings from the period when Coimbra was the capital of Portugal still remain. During...
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  • 2. Universidade de Coimbra Alta & Sofia Coimbra
    The University of Coimbra is a Portuguese public university in Coimbra, Portugal. Established in 1290 in Lisbon, it went through a number of relocations until it was moved permanently to its current city in 1537, being one of the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world, the oldest university of Portugal, and one of the country's largest higher education and research institutions.The university is organized into eight different faculties according to a wide range of fields, granting academic bachelor's , master's and doctorate degrees in nearly all major fields of knowledge, such as arts, engineering, humanities, mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences, medicine, sports and technologies. It is a founding member of the Coimbra Group, a group of leading European resear...
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  • 9. Shrine of our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima Fatima
    The Sanctuary of Fátima , also known as Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima , is a group of Catholic religious buildings and structures in Cova da Iria, in the civil parish of Fátima, in the municipality of Ourém, in Portugal. In addition to the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary , the shrine comprises the Chapel of the Lausperene , a great oak tree , a monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Chapel of the Apparitions , where three children Lúcia Santos and her cousins, Jacinta and Francisco Marto, were first visited by Virgin Mary. In addition, several other structures and monuments were built in the intervening years to commemorate the events associated with the events in 1916, including: the Hostel/Retreat House of Our Lady of Sorrows , the rectory, the Hostel/Retreat House of Ou...
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  • 10. Obidos Village Obidos
    Óbidos is a town and a municipality in the Oeste Subregion in Portugal. The town proper has approximately 3100 inhabitants. The municipality population in 2011 was 11,772, in an area of 141.55 square kilometres .
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