Coimbra, Portugal

Queima das Fitas Student Festival

Queima das Fitas Student Festival, Coimbra

Coimbra's great student festival, born in the 1850s and held over eight days each May. Graduates burn the ribbons of their faculties, serenade the Old Cathedral by night and parade through the city, in a ritual that spread to universities across Portugal.

What the app adds

Roots Earth has a longer story for Queima das Fitas Student Festival, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Location

Coordinates: 40.2089, -8.4272

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