COIMBRA, Portugal — It’s mid-morning in this old university town of steep, winding streets and whitewashed buildings, but you won’t find many students around. Most of them went to bed just a ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Long ago, two young travellers heading north from Portugal's Algarve entered a mountainous landscape, green with pine and chestnut ...

Coimbra's university, founded in 1290, is Portugal's oldest and most distinguished, and a third of the city's 35,000-strong population are students. They lend an oddball vitality to the city.