Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal.
Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which, established in 1290, is one of the oldest in Europeand the oldest academic institution in the Portuguese-speaking world.Apart from attracting many European andinternational students, the university is visited by many tourists for its monuments and history. Its historical buildings were classified as aWorld Heritagesite byUNESCOin 2013: "Coimbra offers an outstanding example of an integrated university city with a specific urban typology as well as its own ceremonial and cultural traditions that have been kept alive through the ages."