We hike up the steep
streets towards the top of
Alcaçova hill, where
Coimbra University
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The views and sights
quickly become fantastic
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A little pooch gets some
warm afternoon sun as
he snoozes on the cement
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A
Celtic cross perched
atop a roof
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Grafiti
"Clinton Go Home"
over something the US was
doing. Was it the US role in
Bosnia, or Clinton lobbing a
couple of missiles into
Afganistan after the
embassy bombings in 1999?
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In the Pàtio das Escolas,
the heart of Portugal's
oldest university. Here is the
Via Latina - the colonnaded
walkway added to the
original palace in the 18th
century. The Portuguese
coat of arms can be seen
above the double staircase;
crowned by a statue
of Wisdom
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The
rather modest (by
comparison) entranceway
into the Biblioteca Joanina.
This library was built in the
18th century. Its rooms are
rich in gilt and exotic woods,
and contains over 300,000
books! |
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Coimbra's
most visible
structure, the
university's landmark
belltower
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The
façade of the Sé Nova. A short walk
from the university, this church was
founded by Jesuits in 1598
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