Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Coimbra, Portugal

Topdrukte — Carnival in Ovar, Christmas holidays in Portugal

• Festival

  Carnival in Ovar

  25 jan – 10 mrt · meestalDruk

  Coimbra itself keeps carnival low-key; the big parades of the Centro region are in Ovar, about an hour north, with weeks of events building to the Sunday and Tuesday corsos. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Mondego river floods (15 dec – 15 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Carnival in Ovar, Carnival holidays in Portugal

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Carnival in Ovar (25 jan – 10 mrt (meestal)), Mondego river floods (15 dec – 15 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Carnival in Ovar, Easter week

• Feestdag

  Easter week

  29 mrt – 5 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  Good Friday is a national holiday and Easter Sunday a day for family lunches. Many Portuguese take the week around it off, so hotels fill and rates rise for the first busy spell of the year, and some shops and museums close on Friday and Sunday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Carnival in Ovar (25 jan – 10 mrt (meestal)), Mondego river floods (15 dec – 15 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Easter week, Easter holidays in Portugal

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Easter week (29 mrt – 5 apr)

Druk — Queima das Fitas, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Queima das Fitas

  22–30 meiGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  The oldest of the Portuguese student weeks: it opens with the midnight serenade on the Se Velha steps, in silence, and ends with the faculties parading in their colours through the Baixa. Rooms go months ahead. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Santos Populares, Summer holidays in Portugal

• Festival

  Santos Populares

  1–30 jun · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  June brings neighbourhood arraiais with grilled sardines, basil pots and dancing, centred on Santo António dos Olivais for the 13th and the marchas of Norton de Matos. Smaller and more local than Lisbon's or Porto's. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Festas da Rainha Santa Isabel, Summer holidays in Portugal

• Festival

  Festas da Rainha Santa Isabel

  1–15 jul · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  The city's own fortnight in early July. In even years the queen's silver statue is carried across the Mondego and back by torchlight, which is the version worth planning around. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Mondego valley heat

  1 jul – 31 augExtreme hitte

  The valley sits far enough from the sea to lose the Atlantic breeze, and the university hill is all stone stairs in full sun. Sightseeing here is a morning job in high summer. Bron ↗

Druk — Summer holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Mondego valley heat (1 jul – 31 aug)

Druk — Summer holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Festa das Latas, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Festa das Latas

  1–4 oktGroot festivalDruk

  The freshers' week that opens the academic year, with the tin-can parade down to the river and a baptism in the Mondego. The town is loud and young for a week and quiet again after it. Bron ↗

Druk — Christmas market and lights, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Caminhos do Cinema Português

  8–25 nov · meestalFilmfestival

  Running since 1988, this week of Portuguese film screens features, documentaries and film-school work at the Teatro Académico de Gil Vicente and the Casa do Cinema. A good reason to be in town in a quiet month. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Christmas market and lights

  25 nov – 23 dec · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  Wooden stalls of crafts, smoked sausage and sweets fill the Praça do Comércio in the Baixa, with lights strung along the shopping streets and concerts on weekends. Modest, but it brings the lower town to life in the evenings. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Christmas market and lights, Christmas holidays in Portugal

• Risico

  Mondego river floods

  15 dec – 15 mrt · meestalOverstromingsseizoenSluitingen

  In wet winters the Mondego tops its banks: the riverside cafes of Parque Verde and the grounds of Santa Clara-a-Velha go under, and in the worst storms low-lying Baixa streets and schools close. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas market and lights (25 nov – 23 dec (meestal))