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Coimbra District

Coimbra District. Portugal. COMENIUS EPEITE. «This project has been financed with the European Commission’s support. This publication only attempt his autor, and the Commission can’t be responsible of all use who could be done with the document information». Coimbra District. Region center

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Coimbra District

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  1. Coimbra District • Portugal

  2. COMENIUS EPEITE «This project has been financed with the European Commission’s support. This publication only attempt his autor, and the Commission can’t be responsible of all use who could be done with the document information».

  3. Coimbra District • Region center • 17 communes • 3947km² surface • 441245 citizens • 200km north Lisboa et 100km south Porto

  4. District map

  5. Lyon - Porto • Sit up your seat • Raise up your table • And fasten your seat belt • Time flight will be 2 hours

  6. Day 1 and 2Coimbra visit

  7. Coimbra • Monumental city with narrow streets, squares, stairways and medieval arches, Coimbra was the birthplace of the first six kings of Portugal and in competition with Guimarães, Portugal's capital, Lisbon before taking. You can always see the tombs of the first two kings of Portugal in the choir of the Holy Cross Church. • With the founding of the county Portugal, Count Henry and Queen Teresa of Leon make their residence and future first king of Portugal, Afonso Henriques, born away from the walls. King A.Henriques made ​​it the first capital of the country, it remained until 1255 when the Lisbon replace in this role.

  8. University of Coimbra • The university is one of the oldest in Europe with La Sorbonne and Oxford • It date from 1537 and dominates the city with its baroque buildings • Today Coimbra remains a center of knowledge for all students in the country

  9. Santa Cruz Church

  10. Afonso Henriques’s tomb

  11. Coimbra’s places and lanes • The picturesque old town with its narrow streets and staircases is located on the Alcaçova hill. • In the XII century, Coïmbra with the founding of the county Portugal, Count Henry and Queen Teresa of Leon make their residence and future first king of Portugal, Afonso Henriques, born in those walls. King A.Henriques made ​​it the first capital of the country, it remained until 1255 when the Lisbon replace in this role.

  12. Day 3 and 4Figueira da Foz visit

  13. Figueira da Foz • Leaning against the Serra da Boa Viagem, Figueira da Foz, located at the mouth of the Mondego river, 41 km west of Coimbra. • The municipality also has a coastline on the west, the Atlantic Ocean, which gives it a certain reputation for its great sand beach: a praia da Claridade, which is regularly organized on the mini world beach soccer. • The town, built in the twentieth century lives especially with its fishing port (sardines and cod) and the activity of its shipyards. A modern neighborhood built in the west focuses tourist entertainment. This is one of the busiest resorts in Portugal.

  14. Figueira the maritime • Ideal for seaside living • One of the busiest resort in Portugal • Surf entertainment • Seafood gastronomy

  15. Ports of Figueira • The city lives mainly of sardine fishing and cod • But also of its shipyards • The fish market

  16. Day 5 and 6Montemor o Velho visit

  17. Montemor o Velho • Overlooking the fertile valley of the Mondego, the streets of Montemor-o-Velho reveal its long history nooks and architectural details that deserve to be discovered. • Area populated since the Roman period, Montemor-o-Velho assumed great strategic importance to the establishment of the southern border on the line of the Mondego, the Christian reconquest of Lisbon and Santarém in 1147. • Son château est la plus grande fortification du Mondego et l’une des plus grandes du Pays : il joua un rôle important lors des luttes pour la Reconquête du territoire aux arabes et fut le centre du peuplement du Bas Mondego au début de la fondation du Portugal.

  18. Castle and fortifications • A castle overlooking the valley • The stratigic importance of the castle and its important role in the struggles of Moorish conquest of territories • The largest fortification Mondego and one of the largest in the country

  19. Paùl do Taipal • Park for nature lovers • Observations places for birds • Refuge for hundreds of species

  20. Espigas doces • To finish the journey in sweets, a specialty Montemor o Velho based with sweet corn. The recipe was kept secret.

  21. Porto - Lyon • Welcome aboard of flight236 to Lyon. • Our flight time will be 2h. • We hope you spent a nice travel

  22. BOA VIAGEM Realised by students of 3ème

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