Coimbra (Portuguese pronunciation: kuˈĩbɾɐ) is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the Portuguese-speaking world. This image was originally posted to Flickr by truques at http://flickr.com/photos/10622483@N02/1161322347 . It was reviewed on 15 September 2007 by the FlickreviewR robot and confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0