My trip to Coimbra 2022 May to meet friends, know the city and its university, and also the Real Estate market.
Coimbra 2022 May – Goals
My goals for this trip were:
- meet some friends;
- know about Real Estate market in the country;
- learn more about Europe;
- bit of tourism;
- adapt myself to a digital nomad life.
Comboios
Coimbra is almost in the middle of the way from Lisboa to Porto, connected by train (called “comboio”) and shuttle.
As I took the regional train, it stopped in many places in the way.
I took almost 4 hours inside the train.
When I came back to Lisboa, used the Intercidades, that stop less and it took just 2 hours.
Coimbra
I spent just about 2 days here, to meet friends.
As I didn’t know the town, they show me, the city is such a great place.
Coimbra has the prestigious university, and it was the time students finished their graduation and celebrates, nice to see them.
I’ve proved nice meals too and observed how the Real Estate market is.
There’s a lot of opportunities buying old houses and fixing them to sell or rent.
Many students arrive each year and need a place to live while attending the university.
References
- O que fazer em Coimbra: Universidade de Coimbra e mais atrações da cidade portuguesa (in Portuguese)
- Comboios de Portugal
- Coimbra Airport Shuttle
Conclusion
Despite the short time in the city, I learned a lot and consider my goals as reached.
Most important was to meet these friends, as we haven’t met due to pandemics.
The transport by train was also a nice experience.
Heading now back to Lisboa.