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A high degree of luxury and learning in Coimbra, Portugal

Trish Burgess Posted on05/03/201730/01/2019 Coimbra, hotel, Inntravel, Portugal, short break in Coimbra 33 Comments
Coimbra degree ceremony

There was one small problem we had with Coimbra, even before we arrived. How to pronounce it. I thought it was kwom-bra or maybe koym-bra. I checked online and various audio files seemed to suggest...

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A tale in three cities: literary delights in Porto, Coimbra and Lisbon

Trish Burgess Posted on20/02/201710/08/2017 Coimbra, Inntravel, Lisbon, Porto, Portugal 46 Comments
Livraria lello ticket, Porto

  Porto This little pink slip of paper is like the golden ticket for Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. It gave me access to one of the world’s most beautiful bookshops, Livraria Lello in Porto....

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The love story of Pedro and Inês in Coimbra, Portugal

Trish Burgess Posted on16/02/201710/08/2017 Coimbra, hotel, Inntravel, Portugal 28 Comments
Quinta das lagrimas garden

The city of Coimbra in Portugal is known for its ancient university but it’s also the location for the tragic but true tale of devotion between Pedro and Inês, the Romeo and Juliet of Portugal....

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On the Waterfront in Portugal with Inntravel

Trish Burgess Posted on12/02/201710/08/2017 Coimbra, Inntravel, Lisbon, Porto, Portugal 23 Comments
Barcos rabelo Dom Luis I bridge

“Come on, just a few more steps,” Dougie encouraged me as we negotiated the narrow cobbled streets of the old Alfama district of Lisbon, heading for our hotel, Solar do Castelo. Positive words, the sort...

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