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Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugals beautiful colonial university town, is located on a hill just above the river Mondego. It is one of Portugals major historic capitals and is a wonderful mix of centuries of culture. Coimbras historic center is full of ancient alleyways and the citys claim to fame is that it houses Portugals oldest university, founded in 1290. The gracious town also boasts extensive amount of Roman architecture. Coimbra used to be Portugals capital city from 1143-1255.
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