Coimbra Trip Overview
The Veado Verde / Green Deer invites you to live an experience in ancient Roman lands. Learn about Roman habits and traditions so deeply rooted in and around the ruins of Conimbriga. Let us show you their source of water and the beginning of the aqueduct in an ancient castellum, the ruins of the quasi-imperial Conimbriga with its fountains House and enjoy its wonderful garden scenes, mythological passages, seasons, monsters, birds and sea animals. We will also have the opportunity to visit the PO.RO.S – Roman Portugal Museum in Sicó, the newest museum, integrated in the Roman legacy tour. As a multimedia and virtual space, it works in combination with Conímbriga.
IMPORTANT: Feel safe, we have the “Clean & Safe” seal from Turismo de Portugal!
Additional Info
* Duration: 4 hours
* Starts: Coimbra, Portugal
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
The Veado Verde / Green Deer invites you to live an experience in ancient Roman lands. Learn about Roman habits and traditions so deeply rooted in and around the ruins of Conimbriga. Let us show you their source of water and the beginning of the aqueduct in an ancient castellum, the ruins of the quasi-imperial Conimbriga with its fountains House and enjoy its wonderful garden scenes, mythological passages, seasons, monsters, birds and sea animals. We will also have the opportunity to visit the PO.RO.S – Roman Portugal Museum in Sicó, the newest museum, integrated in the Roman legacy tour. As a multimedia and virtual space, it works in combination with Conímbriga.
IMPORTANT: Feel safe, we have the “Clean & Safe” seal from Turismo de Portugal!
Itinerary
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Stop At: Veado Verde / Green Deer, Largo da Portagem 22A, Coimbra 3000-337 Portugal
The Roman tour begins in the village of Alcabideque where we visit the castellum, where the Conimbriga aqueduct begins. Afterwards we go to Condeixa where we will visit the PO.RO.S – Roman Portugal Museum in Sicó, the newest museum of Condeixa municipality. Finally we will visit the ruins of Conimbriga and its museum.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Alcabideque, 3150 Condeixa-a-Nova, Portugal
The Conimbriga aqueduct starts at Alcabideque where the original collecting basin of the spring water is still used as the local village pond. Next to the pond are the impressive ruins of a castellum which acted as a cleaning basin. After 3,5 km the water entered to the town of Conimbriga partly carried by a substructure and ending in a castellum aquae of complex structure.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Museu PO.RO.S, Av. Bombeiros Voluntarios de Condeixa-a-Nova, No 41, Condeixa-a-Nova 3150-160 Portugal
PO.RO.S – Roman Portugal Museum in Sicó is the newest museum of Condeixa municipality. It consists of a cultural project integrated in the Roman legacy tour. As a multimedia and virtual space, it works in combination with Conímbriga.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Roman Ruins and Museum of Conimbriga, R. das Ruinas 7, Condeixa-a-Nova 3150-220 Portugal
Inhabited since pre-Historic times, Conímbriga was occupied by Roman troops in 139 BC and it became the prosperous capital city of the Lusitania province. In the next century, during the reign of Emperor Augustus, the urban part of the city grew. It was during this period that some of the most important buildings for everyday life in a Roman city were build such as the forum, the amphitheatre and the thermal baths. Later, a three-nave basilica was built in the town’s centre.
You can also visit the Museum where several rooms will take you to everyday life at this Roman city through objects discovered after many years of excavations, its religious life, architecture manor houses and their decoration and even life at the forum.
Duration: 2 hours
