Excellent location
Coimbra lies in Beira Alta, on the banks of the River Mondego. It is 45 km away from the mouth of the river, halfway between the EURO 2004™ host cities of Aveiro and Porto and some 185 km from Lisbon.

Mild climate
Apart from inevitable cold rainy days in winter, weather is quite pleasant in Coimbra, the average highest temperature in June being 25.6ºC.