Choupal National Forest is a national forest in Coimbra, Portugal. It is a short distance from the city downtown and runs alongside the Mondego River. The forest has trails for jogging, walking, cycling and horse-riding.

Coimbra University observatory

University

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include São Martinho do Bispo and Santa Clara.

São Martinho do Bispo

Suburb

São Martinho do Bispo is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 14,147, in an area of 16.96 km2. On 28 January 2013 it merged with Ribeira de Frades to form São Martinho do Bispo e Ribeira de Frades.

Santa Clara

Suburb

Santa Clara is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. It was also known as São Francisco or São Francisco da Ponte after its foundation in 1855.

Sé Nova

Neighborhood

Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sé Nova is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. In 2013, it merged into the new parish Coimbra. Notable landmarks included the New Cathedral of Coimbra and Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra. Sé Nova is situated 2½ km east of Bencanta.

Bencanta

Type: Suburb
Category: locality
Location: São Martinho do Bispo e Ribeira de Frades, Coimbra, Coimbra District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

40.21539° or 40° 12′ 55″ north

Longitude

-8.45471° or 8° 27′ 17″ west

Elevation

26 metres (85 feet)

Open location code

8CGH6G8W+54

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4008585456

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

2742268

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