Figueira da Foz, city of the District of Coimbra, located in the mouth of the Mondego river and protected by the Serra she gives Boa Viagem, it is source of inspiration of artists and poets.
Tourist city par excellence, one of but important of the region the center, is possible to emphasize that in the Figueira it gives Foz finish the railway lines of the West, the High Beira and the branch of Alfarelos.
Authorized zone of game, in the Figueira gives Foz exists one of but the extensive casinos of the Iberian Peninsula - or Peninsular Casino.
City overturned for the accomplishment of congresses, comes conquering in the last years an important place like cultural center.
According to the legend, the toponímico origin drift of a fig tree (figueira) that existed in the wharf of Salmanha, where the fishermen moored the boats. For the historian Nelson Borges, Figueira came from “fagaria”, that means “opening”. Foz derives from Latin “fauces” - mouth and Mondego, two words preRoman “mond”, mouth and “aec” river. Thus Figueira gives Foz, would mean” opening gives mouth gives mouth of the river.
Some historical vestiges denounce the presence of the man in this region, from or Neolithic, but the old document but until the well-known moment and that talks about earth pertaining to the church of S. Julião, dates from 1096, in which, Abbot Pedro makes donation of the same ones to I know Velha to it de Coimbra.
Knowing the importance that the rivers have had for the unfolding of the cities and old civilizations, the estuary of the Mondego river will have played an important role in the permanence of the men in this region, like in the formation of the town that gave origin to the city of the Figueira gives Foz. This was promoted to villa the 12 of March of 1771 and to the category of city the 20 of September of 1882.
Well-known like bath station at the end of century XIX, I reach great reputation in the decades of 20 and 30.
The Figueira gives Foz preserves the characteristics of a bath city, and who wishes to spend in her the vacations, in addition to the sea, the beach, the mountain range, the atmosphere premises and the gastronomy can still occupy its free times, visiting some premises of interest, monuments, as well as the environs.