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Birthplace of six
kings and the seat of Portugal's first university,
reputedly the second-oldest in the world, Coimbra
spreads up the steep slopes adjacent the Mondego River
toward the University tower at theheight of the land.
Occupied by the Moors,
the city was captured by the Christians in 1064,
becoming the capital of the country under the first
Portuguese dynasty. Its old cathedral is one of the
finest examples of Romanesque architecture in Europe.
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(Information provided
by Portuguese tourism board)
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