about the place
Figueira da Foz is a city in the District of Coimbra, at the mouth of the Mondego river, in the Coimbra Region. The municipality covers 379.05 km² and has 58,982 inhabitants (2021). It grew with the port and shipbuilding from the 18th century onwards, was raised to town status in 1771 by King José I and to city status in 1882. It became known as the 'Queen of Portugal's Beaches': it has an enormous sandy beach, the oldest casino on the Iberian Peninsula and Cabo Mondego, in Serra da Boa Viagem, declared a Natural Monument. Beyond tourism, its economy relies on fishing, the glass industry, cellulose, salt and rice cultivation.
