Figueira da Foz information

Figueira da Foz (pron. fi'gɐiɾɐ dɐ fɔʃ) is a city of the district of Coimbra, in Portugal. It is located at the mouth of the Mondego river, 40 km west of Coimbra, and sheltered by the Serra (mountain) da Boa Viagem. The city proper has a population of 27,742 and the municipality has in total 62,601 inhabitants.
It is a coastal city with several beaches, summer and seaport facilities in the Atlantic Ocean coast. As a city of tourism it plays an important part in the centre of the country. A zone of legal gambling, you find here one of the biggest casinos of the Iberian Peninsula - the Casino Peninsular. (...) more....

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