Tricana de Coimbra

The Tricana of Coimbra

The Tricana is the emblematic female figure of Coimbra, a popular figure sung in the fados and celebrated by a bronze statue. The Coimbra audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this symbol of the town, a woman of the people with a traditional dress.

The emblematic female figure of the town

A figure from another time, the Tricana of Coimbra is the emblematic female figure of the town. As much described in Portuguese literature as sung in the local fados, this woman of the people, a worker, is characterised by a very specific and traditional dress. A bronze statue pays tribute to her and allows to make out the outlines and the costume. You recognise first her heavy black wool skirt, covered with a white petticoat with straps, very often embroidered. The dress is completed with a small apron, a blouse, a shawl on the shoulders and other characteristic details. A symbol of Coimbra, the Tricana embodies the popular and romantic soul of the town, mixed with the universe of fado and student traditions. A witness of the memory and the identity of the town, the statue of the Tricana of Coimbra is an endearing stop of the discovery of the town.

What to see

You admire the bronze statue of the Tricana, the emblematic female figure of Coimbra, a woman of the people sung in the fados and described in literature, recognisable by her traditional dress: black wool skirt, white embroidered petticoat, apron, blouse and shawl. The Tricana embodies the popular soul of Coimbra. It is an endearing stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The statue of the Tricana lies in the old town of Coimbra, reachable on foot. It is an open-air statue, freely visible from the public space. You discover it during a walk in the historic centre.

What is the Tricana of Coimbra?

The emblematic female figure of the town, a working woman of the people, described in literature and sung in the local fados, recognisable by her traditional dress; a bronze statue pays tribute to her.

Where is the statue of the Tricana of Coimbra?

In the old town of Coimbra, in Portugal.