EURO CITY BREAK

Coimbra is a city that wears its history like a heavy black academic cape. It is the Oxford or Cambridge of Portugal but with better weather and perhaps even more steep hills. For centuries it was the capital of the nation and the birthplace of six kings. Today it remains the country's intellectual soul. The University of Coimbra towers over the city both physically and metaphorically. Its influence cascades down the winding medieval streets from the "Alta" (upper town) to th