Coimbra: facts

At a glance

• Country: Portugal
• Region: Coimbra
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 140,796
• Coordinates: 40.2069° N, 8.4200° W
• Time zone: Europe/Lisbon (UTC+00:00 standard, UTC+01:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Lisbon: 176 km (110 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE): 73 km (45 mi), straight line
• Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO): 118 km (73 mi), straight line
• Vila Real Airport (VRL): 133 km (82 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Santo Antonio dos Olivais: 1.8 km (1.1 mi)
• Sao Martinho do Bispo: 3.2 km (2.0 mi)
• Eiras: 4.6 km (2.9 mi)
• Sao Paulo de Frades: 5.0 km (3.1 mi)
• Ribeira de Frades: 5.0 km (3.1 mi)

Things to see

• Universidade de Coimbra (attraction)
• Antero de Quental (memorial)
• Penedo da Saudade (attraction)
• Figueira dos Amores (attraction)
• Pelourinho de Coimbra (attraction)
• Tributo à Cidade de Coimbra (artwork)