A couple of hours north of Lisbon, Coimbra is the Oxford or Cambridge of Portugal — the home of its most venerable university. It’s also the country’s easiest-to-enjoy city — a mini-Lisbon, with ...

Long ago, two young travellers heading north from Portugal's Algarve entered a mountainous landscape, green with pine and chestnut trees, threaded with rivers, and discovered a hilltop town on the ...

The ancient town of Coimbra is a great day or weekend trip from the wine-focused cities of Porto or Lisbon, as it is located midway between the two. It sits right on the Mondego River and is served by ...

It’s mid-morning in this old university town of steep, winding streets and whitewashed buildings, but you won’t find many students around. Most of them went to bed just a few hours ago, after a night ...

Tim Pozzi offers an essential cultural guide to a Coimbra in Portugal, a city with a glorious past, a poetic soul and a unique sound. The old cathedral in Coimbra, the former capital of Portugal ...

It's also home to some of the best-preserved Roman ruins in the world and 80p beers PORTUGAL is home to some of the most underrated cities in Europe, with tourists rarely venturing beyond the most ...

The train derailed near the town of Soure in Coimbra A high-speed train has derailed in the Portuguese district of Coimbra, killing two and injuring at least 30 others. The train was travelling north ...

A catastrophic forest fire in Portugal has claimed at least 62 lives, including four children, officials say. Most died while trying to flee the Pedrógão Grande area, 50 km (30 miles) south-east of ...

Olá, travelers! Today Rafa Vieira writes to us from Coimbra, Portugal, and tells us why this European city is simply the best. Want to see your city on IT? Copy and paste our list of fill-in-the-blank ...

Located midway between Lisbon and Porto, Portugal’s 13th century former capital has long been known for the University of Coimbra, the oldest in the country, founded in 1290. Now the riverfront city ...