Central Portugal

Largo Dom Dinis in Coimbra's university. The modern part of the universtiy were built during the Salazar dictatorship which explains the modernist, almost eastern block feel to the area

The junction between Coimbra's main shopping street, Ferreira Borges and Corpo de Deus.
As with other Portuguese cities there is a mixture of noble architecture and scrabbling for space on a hillside!

The greenhouse in Coimbra Botanical Gardens containing tropical and sub-tropical plants

Central fountain of Coimbra's Jardim Botanico (Botanical Garden)

An azulejos depiction of the Palacio Sobre Ribas in Coimbra

Coimbra's Se Nova (New Cathedral) depicted in azulejos

Igreja de Sao Tiago Azulejos in Coimbra. The simple Romanesque church is located in Praca do Comercio in the city centre

Azulejo of Arco de Almedina in Coimbra. The arch is a relic of the Moorish town walls

The tree and fountain lined Avenida Sa Da Bandeira. Coimbra's main and finest avenue

The facade of Coimbra's main 'A' Station