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Oliveira do Hospital (Portuguese pronunciation: [oliˈvɐjɾɐ du ɔʃpiˈtaɫ]) is a city and municipality...

Oliveira do Hospital (Portuguese pronunciation: [oliˈvɐjɾɐ du ɔʃpiˈtaɫ]) is a city and municipality in the district of Coimbra, Portugal. The municipality has a population of about 22,000 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 5,222. It is located at the northern edge of the district of Coimbra in the foothills of the Serra da Estrela (The Star Mountains). The Alva and Alvoco river valleys at the foot of the mountains have a full bodied charm that draw one to outdoors activities like fishing, tennis and canoeing. Home to ancient peoples, Oliveira do Hospital has Roman settlements, Visigothic relics, noble Gothic mansions as well as ancient villages built of slate. One can find Neolithic and Bronze Age burial grounds and genuine religious and rural relics such as the large granite outcroppings used as threshing floors, the Holy Cross Church and the Ferreiros Chapel, a Roman Gothic style temple dating to the 13th century and the Church of Sao Gião, known as the cathedral of its region due to its richly carved and painted 18th century Baroque interior. Its fertile geographic position favors agriculture, which is the dominant activity of the region with wine and cheeses being