Example sentences for: coimbra

How can you use “coimbra” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Portugal’s largest and finest Roman ruins lie 17 km (10 miles) south of Coimbra, at Conimbriga, close to the pottery town of Condeixa-a-Nova.

  • One of Portugal’s most ancient forests, land that inspires an almost mystical reverence for its citizens, is 25 km (15 miles) north of Coimbra, at Buçaco.

  • The lovely university city of Coimbra dominates the Beira Litoral (Coastal Beira).

  • On either side of the museum are Coimbra’s two cathedrals, the classical-baroque Sé Nova (New Cathedral) and the vastly more interesting Sé Velha (Old Cathedral).

  • Figueira da Foz, 42 km (26 miles) to the west of Coimbra at the mouth of the Mondego River, has developed from a fishing village into a lively resort popular with the Portuguese.


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