25/07/19 – 26/07/18 – Coimbra, Centro Region Once the medieval capital of Portugal, Coimbra is a well preserved historic town built on a steep hillside overlooking the Mondego river. However, with its bustling student population it’s not stuck in the past, and is supposedly one of Portugal’s most liberal and progressive cities. Our camperstop for the night was on the west side of the river (GPS 40.2002041,-8.4292415,17.78), close to the boat club buildings and offered a safe and quiet spot to park the Moho. It was a busy little place and campervans of all shapes and sizes were tightly squeezed into spaces, allowing just about enough room to open your door. Having said that, once out of the Moho we were about 50 metres from the grassy riverside where there were a couple of cafe’s, cycle racks, children’s playgrounds and enough space for Marley to stretch his legs off the lead. There was also a pedestrian bridge wide enough to cycle across to...
