Rua Ferreira Borges

The Rua Ferreira Borges, in Coimbra

The Rua Ferreira Borges is one of the liveliest arteries of the Baixa of Coimbra, faithful to its medieval layout. The Coimbra audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this commercial and lively street, traversed by the procession of the students of the university.

The commercial and student artery

The Rua Ferreira Borges is one of the liveliest arteries of the Baixa of Coimbra, faithful to the same layout since the medieval era. To be convinced of it, you only have to linger on the crowded terraces of its cafés and to cross the incessant procession of the students, on the way to the university, the unmissable institution that punctuates the life of the town. The street bears the name of José Ferreira Borges, a former graduate of the university of Coimbra who made a career in economics, jurisprudence and politics, and to whom we owe notably the drafting of an important commercial code. Lined with shops, cafés and fine façades, it links the main points of the lower town and is never empty. Lively and commercial, heir of a long past, the Rua Ferreira Borges is one of the emblematic and most frequented streets of Coimbra.

What to see

Here you wander along the lively artery faithful to its medieval layout, lined with shops, cafés with crowded terraces and fine façades, traversed by the incessant procession of the students towards the university, which bears the name of José Ferreira Borges, a former graduate of the university. The Rua Ferreira Borges is an emblematic street of Coimbra. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Rua Ferreira Borges lies in the Baixa, the lower town of Coimbra, reachable on foot. It is a public street freely accessible; the shops and cafés have their own hours. It is particularly lively during the day.

Who was Ferreira Borges, who gives his name to the street of Coimbra?

José Ferreira Borges, a former graduate of the university of Coimbra who made a career in economics, jurisprudence and politics, to whom we owe notably the drafting of an important commercial code.

Where is the Rua Ferreira Borges of Coimbra?

In the Baixa, the lower town of Coimbra, in Portugal.