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Coimbra is in the heart of the country, standing out as a regional economy, employment and technological development center. Its privileged geographical location, really in the center of Portugal, right in the middle, between the North and South of the country is, by far, one of the fundamental factors for the investment in the city.
With a population of 134.156 people in the city out of a total of around 435.000 at its metropolitan area, Coimbra presents itself as the biggest city at the country`s Central Region with 2.231.346 inhabitants altogether.
Coimbra possesses excellent train and road links assuming the role of connection link between the coastline and the interior. Its strategic location allows the connection to the highways A1 (which connects the North to the South of Portugal), A14 (which connects to Figueira da Foz), A13 (which connects to Tomar), as well as IP3 which connects to Viseu and Spain.
The train connections from Coimbra do constitute another determinant factor in the centrality of the city, with the Alfa Pendular train that makes the connection between the North and South as well as all the other distinct railway regional services.
The city is 130 km away from Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (Oporto) and 180 km away from Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon) and the connection to both airports is rapidly made through train and car networks.
The sea connection is also available due to the fact that Coimbra is very near Figueira da Foz Harbor.
