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Coimbra's Old University
This venerable 700-year-old university, founded in 1290, was modeled after Bologna's
university (Europe's first, founded in 1139). It's a stately three-winged former royal
palace (from when Coimbra was the capital), beautifully situated overlooking the city. At
first, law, medicine, grammar, and logic were taught. Then, with the rise of seafaring in
