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Explore Santo Antonio dos Olivais in Portugal

Santo Antonio dos Olivais in the region of Coimbra is a town in Portugal - some 111 mi or ( 178 km ) North of Lisbon , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Santo Antonio dos Olivais is now 01:24 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Lisbon " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Santarém, Lisbon, Leiria, Viseu, and Vale de Linhares. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Santarém . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Santo Antonio dos Olivais ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Psalterium (Gregorian choir) in Se Velha curch - Coimbra

0:18 min by jgsilva8
Views: 9056 Rating: 3.80

This is our Gregorian choir singing in Se Velha, one of the most ancient and beautiful churches of Coimbra. The experience is quite magical - the closest to time travel that you can get. :) ..

Lápis de Cera presents noiserv at Avenida

4:03 min by Lapis De cera
Views: 1606 Rating: 4.60

24th of December of 2009. Before Santas arrival, Lapis de Cera's first vídeo finds its way online. Since Christmas is becoming a synonym for winter consumism, the action of this clip takes place in a ..


Bate-n'avó.3gp

3:50 min by thebatenavo
Views: 1099 Rating: 2.50

Actuação dos Bate-n'avó, com Holiday dos Green Day, na Escola José Falcão de Coimbra. ..

U2 Coimbra - City of blinding lights

5:36 min by Henrique Macedo
Views: 967 Rating: 5.00

City of blinding lights 3 de Outubro, 2010 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Estádio Cidade de Coimbra

The Estádio Cidade de Coimbra is a stadium in Coimbra, Portugal. This stadium belongs to the Municipality of Coimbra and is mainly used by the Académica de Coimbra's football team. Until 2003, it was called the Estádio Municipal de Coimbra (English: Municipality of Coimbra Stadium), or the Estádio do Calhabé, after the name of its location in Coimbra. The stadium was rebuilt, expanded, and modernized to host some UEFA Euro 2004 matches.

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Located at 40.20 -8.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Athletics (track and field) venues in Portugal, Buildings and structures in Coimbra, Football venues in Portugal, Sport in Coimbra, UEFA European Football Championship stadiums

Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra

The Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra (Jardim Botânico da Universidade de Coimbra or simply Jardim Botânico) is a botanical garden in Coimbra, Portugal. It was founded in 1772-1774 and it was integrated in the Natural History Museum established by the Marquis of Pombal. The place for the Hortus Botanicus was chosen by the vice-chancellor of the University of Coimbra (Francisco de Lemos) and it was part of the farm of S. Bento's College, located at the Ursulinas Valley.

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Located at 40.21 -8.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Botanical gardens in Portugal, Buildings and structures in Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Visitor attractions in Coimbra

New Cathedral of Coimbra

The New Cathedral of Coimbra is the current bishopric seat of the city of Coimbra, in Portugal. The Cathedral is located near the historical University of Coimbra in the upper part of the town (Alta de Coimbra).

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Located at 40.21 -8.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Coimbra, Cathedrals in Portugal, Jesuit churches, Roman Catholic cathedrals in Portugal, Visitor attractions in Coimbra

National Museum Machado de Castro

The National Museum Machado de Castro (Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro) is an art museum in Coimbra, Portugal, named after the renowned Portuguese sculptor Joaquim Machado de Castro. It is one of the most important art museums in Portugal, and is housed in the former Bishop's Palace . During the Middle Ages, this palace was built over the Roman forum of Aeminium (Roman name of Coimbra) and nowadays its remains can be visited on the lower floors of the museum.

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Located at 40.21 -8.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Art museums and galleries in Portugal, Biographical museums in Portugal, Buildings and structures in Coimbra, Culture in Coimbra, National museums of Portugal, Sculpture galleries, Visitor attractions in Coimbra

Aeminium

Aeminium was the ancient name of the city of Coimbra, in Portugal. The Romans founded the civitas of Aeminium in this place at the time of Augustus, which came under the protection of nearby Conimbriga situated some 15 km away to the south. The Roman city was encircled by a wall, and followed an orthogonal plan, with the cardo maximus and decumanus maximus crossing at the Forum. An aqueduct existed, the remains of which were incorporated into a latter medieval renovation.

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Located at 40.21 -8.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Ancient Roman Empire, Ancient Roman geography, History of Coimbra, Roman towns and cities in Portugal

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