Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Coimbra, Portugal

Escola da Noite - Coimbra Theatre Group is a Portuguese professional theatre company, based in Coimbra since its foundation in 1992, being a Public Utility Institution since 1998. It has so far premiered 72 shows and presented about two thousand sessions in Coimbra and on tour, nationally and internationally. In the choice of the repertoire, he seeks a balance between classic and contemporary authors, with two special points of interest: the work of Gil Vicente and the dramaturgy in Portuguese. Aeschylus, Euripides, Chekhov, Lorca, Beckett, Heiner Müller, José Sanchis Sinisterra, Nelson Rodrigues, Plínio Marcos and Abel Neves are some authors he has worked with. In recent years, he has deepened a new front of work – the scenic adaptation of non-dramatic texts from, for example, the works of Ruy Duarte de Carvalho, Rubem Fonseca and Franz Kafka and, in poetry, Adélia Prado and Manoel de Barros.

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The Church of Carmo, also referred to as College and Church of Carmo and Home of the Third Order of Saint Francis, is located in the parish of Coimbra, city, municipality, and district of Coimbra in Portugal.

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It is called the University of Coimbra - Alta and Sofia, the historical-cultural complex classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013, housing 4 parishes of the Historic Center of Coimbra located in the city of Coimbra, Portugal. The University of Coimbra is one of the oldest universities still in operation in the world and the oldest in Portugal and the Portuguese-speaking countries and regions.

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The Monastery of the Holy Cross, also known as the Church of the Holy Cross, is a National Monument in Coimbra, Portugal. Because the first two kings of Portugal are buried in the church it was granted the status of National Pantheon. Founded in 1131 outside the protecting walls of Coimbra, the Monastery of the Holy Cross was the most important monastic house during the early days of the Portuguese monarchy. Saint Theotonius founded this community of Canons Regular of the Holy Cross of Coimbra and served as their first prior. The monastery and church were erected between 1132 and 1223. The monastery was granted numerous papal privileges and royal grants, which allowed the accumulation of considerable wealth, at the same time as it consolidated its position on the politico-institutional and cultural scene. Its school, with its vast library, was highly respected in medieval times and was a meeting point for the intellectual and power elites. Its scriptorium was used for the consolidation of royal power by King Afonso Henriques, thus it was not considered strange that he decided to be buried there.

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Igreja de Santiago is a church located at Praça do Comércio in São Bartolomeu parish, Coimbra, Portugal. Built between the late 12th and early 13th centuries, it is one of the great Romanesque monuments of the city, and is classified as a National Monument.

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The Palace of Sobre-Ribas, also referred to as Paço de Sub-Ripas and Casa de Sub-Ripas, is located in the parish of Coimbra, municipality of Coimbra, district of Coimbra, in Portugal.

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The Old Cathedral of Coimbra is a Romanesque Roman Catholic building in Portugal. Construction of the Sé Velha began some time after the Battle of Ourique (1139), when Prince Afonso Henriques declared himself King of Portugal and chose Coimbra as capital. The first Count of Coimbra, the Mozarab Sisnando Davides, is buried in the cathedral.

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São Miguel Chapel or Saint Michael's Chapel is a chapel of the University of Coimbra in Coimbra, Portugal, which was founded in 1290. In architectural style, it is Manueline or Portuguese late Gothic.

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The Biblioteca Joanina, sometimes known in English as the Joanine Library, is a Baroque library in Coimbra, Portugal, located at the heart of the University of Coimbra. The Biblioteca Joanina is regularly considered one of the most beautiful libraries in the world.

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The Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra is a botanical garden with an area of 13.5 hectares, located in Coimbra, Portugal.

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