Medieval Portugual III: Coimbra
Jan 6th, 2009 | By Admin | Category: Featured, TravelK. Lau
Coimbra University
The upper town, or Cidade Alta, of Coimbra is built around a hill looking over the river Mondego. The University, which takes up about half of the hill, was originally a palace. Afonso Henriques moved the capital to Coimbra from Guimaraes in the mid 12th century. The University was established by papal decree [...]
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