Legend has magnified the victory into the rout of 200, 000 Muslims under five kings ; but so far was the battle from being decisive that in 1140 the Moors were able to seize the fortress of Leiria, built by Afonso in 1135 as an outpost for the defence of Coimbra, his capital.

This has never been proven, but what is known is that Peter did have Inês ' body removed from her resting place in Coimbra and taken to Alcobaça where her body was laid to rest in the monastery.

It connects the cities of Braga, Porto, Aveiro, Coimbra, Santarém, Lisbon, Albufeira and Faro, among others, and has a top speed of 220 km / h ( 136. 7 mph ).

The wealth of the city rests mostly on its University of Coimbra with about 20, 000 students – the city has a total of 35, 000 higher education students considering the other higher education institutions based there – but also in shopping, technology and health sciences industry, administrative offices, financial services, law firms and specialized medical care.

Coimbra has also the regional branch of the national cancer hospital – the I. P. O.

Coimbra has several rail stations.

Coimbra has been called A cidade dos estudantes ( The city of the students ) or Lusa-Atenas ( Lusitan-Athens ), mainly because it is the site of the oldest and one of the largest universities in Portugal – the University of Coimbra, a public university whose origins can be traced back to the 13th century.

Coimbra has a lively music scene that caters for most tastes with lots of festivals and events beyond the academic festivals and the traditional Coimbra fado genre.

The Portuguese public radio and television broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal has regional offices and studios in Coimbra.

The students ' union of the University of Coimbra has also notable media like the Rádio Universidade de Coimbra radio station and A Cabra newspaper.

Coimbra has many attractive and pleasant green spaces such as parks, playgrounds, gardens and forests.

Coimbra also has one of the largest multisports clubs in Portugal: the University of Coimbra's students ' union Associação Académica de Coimbra, includes sections dedicated to a wide array of sports such as rugby, volleyball, handball, rink hockey, basketball, baseball, tennis, swimming, rowing, among many others.

has also a futsal department ( Associação Académica de Coimbra – O. A. F.

He has received honorary doctoral degrees ( Doctor honoris causa ) from the University of Aachen ( 2002 ), University of Aveiro ( 2003 ), University of Copenhagen ( Copenhagen Business School ; 2009 ), University of Leiden ( 2010 ), University Ramon Llull, Barcelona ( 2010 ), University of Coimbra ( 2011 ) and from the EPFL, Lausanne ( 2011 ).

Since 1995 the University of Turku has been a member of Coimbra Group.

The University of Coimbra has approximately 20, 000 students, and hosts one of the largest communities of international students in Portugal, being the most cosmopolitan Portuguese university.

The Coimbra iParque is a science park which has among its several founders and associates the University of Coimbra.

Afonso II (; English Alphonzo ), or Affonso ( Archaic Portuguese ), Alfonso or Alphonso ( Portuguese-Galician ) or Alphonsus ( Latin version ), nicknamed " the Fat " ( Portuguese o Gordo ), King of Portugal, was born in Coimbra on 23 April 1185 and died on 25 March 1223 in the same city.

It was " a long and grueling battle " before Coimbra, at the mouth of the Mondego, was taken on 25 July 1064 after a six-month siege.

In March 1385 he went to Coimbra, to which he had summoned the Portuguese Cortes ; they declared Beatrice illegitimate and proclaimed the Master of Aviz to be King of Portugal as John I on 6 April.

After the subsequent defeat at Bussaco, Massená's army marched on to Coimbra where much of the city's old university and library were vandalised, houses and furniture were destroyed and the few civilians that did not seek refuge further south were murdered.

Blood was first spilled by the liberals, when delegates from the University of Coimbra ( who ostensibly traveled to Lisbon to present their compliments to Miguel ) were murdered on March 18 by hot-headed Coimbran students.

Shortly afterwards the military garrison in Oporto revolted, formed a provisional governmental junta, and marched on Coimbra to defend the liberal cause.

There is a notable specimen sprawling on steps at the Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra, Portugal.

With a dense urban grid the city of Coimbra is famous for its monuments, churches, libraries, museums, parks, nightlife, healthcare and shopping facilities, but above all for its intense cultural life, centered on the University of Coimbra, one of the oldest universities in Europe.

Large commercial facilities with car park, include a medium-sized shopping center ( CoimbraShopping ); two larger shopping centers with hypermarket, restaurants, movie theaters and several shops with a selection of some of Portugal's and the world's most famous and stylish international brands ( Centro Comercial Dolce Vita and Forum Coimbra ); and two retail parks found on the fringes of the city, offering an alternative to the busy city centre ( Retail Park Mondego in Taveiro, and Coimbra Retail Park in Eiras ).

The Estádio Cidade de Coimbra ( 30, 000 seats ), which was a site of 2004 European Football Championship and includes olympic swimming pools ( Piscinas Municipais ), as well as a multiuse sports facility ( Pavilhão Multiusos de Coimbra ), located both near the stadium ; the Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição ; and the Estádio Universitário de Coimbra, an extensive sports complex of the university on Mondego's left bank, are the main athletics and sports venues in Coimbra.

The IP3 and A24, connecting Coimbra with Chaves on the Spanish border, crosses Viseu from south to north.

More recently other local scenes have also developed on other urban centers, such as Coimbra and Faro.

The Church of Santa Maria in Óbidos was the setting for the wedding of King Afonso V to his cousin, Princess Isabella of Coimbra, on 15 August 1441, when they were both still children aged 9 and 10, respectively.

When sank the 9, 500 ton Norwegian tanker Norness within sight of Long Island in the early hours of 14 January, no warships were dispatched to investigate, allowing the U-123 to sink the 6, 700 ton British tanker Coimbra off Sandy Hook on the following night before proceeding south towards New Jersey.

The Estádio Cidade de Coimbra was inaugurated with a Rolling Stones concert on 27 September 2003, attended by over 50, 000 people.

Whereas below them, is their son, King Afonso V of Portugal ( kneeling on right ) facing his consort, Queen Isabella of Coimbra ( kneeling on left ).

Manuel thus had every reason to worry when he received a royal order in 1493 to present himself to the king, but his fears were groundless: John II wanted to name him heir to the throne, after the death of his son, Prince Afonso, and the failed attempts to legitimise Jorge, Duke of Coimbra, his illegitimate son.

Although being University of Coimbra's festivals, other higher education students of Coimbra such as the polytechnic's students or private institution's students, are invited every year by the University of Coimbra students who manage and organise this events, to participate in the Tin Can Parade and also in the Burning of the Ribbons.

Festivals organised by students of several higher education institutions, take place every year across the country, being the one held at Coimbra the oldest and most traditional of all, copied and adapted by other universities.

It is an important part of the praxe académica ( student praxis ) in Coimbra, followed by the city population as an ancient cultural manifestation and local tradition, and is also a tourist attraction for a number of visitors every year.

These include the historical night-time student fado serenade which happens in the stairs of the Old Cathedral of Coimbra to a crowd of thousands of students and other spectators, every year during the celebrations.

He died suddenly during 1985, in Coimbra, days before the Congress that gave the Presidency of the party to Aníbal Cavaco Silva.

* 1117-Almoravids under Emir Ali ibn Yusuf himself take Coimbra, but abandon the city after a few days.

* 1117-Almoravids under Emir Ali ibn Yusuf himself take Coimbra, but abandon the city after a few days.

Founded in 1131 outside the protecting walls of Coimbra, the Santa Cruz Monastery was the most important monastic house during the early days of the Portuguese monarchy.

During his player days in Coimbra, Jorge was a student at the Faculty of Literature of the University of Coimbra, graduating in Germanic Philology from the University of Lisbon in 1975, after his transfer to Lisbon's SL Benfica.