Reset search
Portugal
Satellite

Portugal
Condeixa-A-Velha

Discover travel destinations of travelers writing a travel journal on FindPenguins.
Travelers at this place
    • TravelerTerry’s 2024 Camino Portuguese
      1414
      Day 13

      Rain, Rain

      March 28 in Portugal ⋅ 🌧 11 °C

      It was a rainy 22 km's again today. When I arrived at Conimbriga, most of my stuff was very damp. At the hostel tonight, many of the people that I have met on and off were all at the same place tinight. Skyler from the USA, the girl from germany, Karen from Holland, and Alex from the Ukraine are all here. Since everybody had wet stuff, Alex found a drycleaners near us. We all put our stuff together and took it there. They washed everything and dryed it for 8.00 euro! So we all will have dry socks for the morning! Skyler was set on getting an american style burger from a restaurant that he had heard about. We all went and had burgers. So everything clean and dry tonight in this cozy albergue. Tomorrow Coimbra!Read more

    • TravelerCamino Portugues 2023
      1
      Day 10

      Day 10, Alvorge to Conimbriga

      April 10, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F

      Day 10, I can’t believe it’s already been 10 days! We started off with a chill in the air, it did warm up but not as warm as it has been. It looks like we’re in store for some chilly weather and possibly rain later this week. Today’s distance was just short of yesterday’s, finishing at 13.49 miles. We had quite a few inclines today. It never fails, as soon as we start climbing I go into forced march mode. I don’t look up. I just focus on taking the hill, then before I know it, I’m there! We walked through a few small hamlets and enjoyed time on the trail surrounded by trees and wildflowers. Right when we were looking for a shady spot to take a little siesta, we came upon some serious trail magic! Someone had set up patio furniture, coffee, and apples in a quaint little area with cairns and other features to look at. It was a welcome relief, just in time. That’s some Camino Magic!✨Read more

    • Diane and DarrylJourney in Portugal and Spain
      111
      Day 4

      Roman Ruins, old University & Fado Music

      March 6 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

      Our hotel tonight (Conimbriga Hotel do Paço) was once the Almadas Palace, a royal residence dating back to the 14th century. It underwent extensive renovation 30 years ago to turn it into an historic hotel.

      This morning we had a short drive to the Roman ruins of Conímbriga. The site is one of the largest Roman settlements identified in Portugal. To date, less than 20% has been excavated. Romans occupied the site from the 1st century BC until the mid-5th century when they were pushed out by Germanic armies. The wall outlines of a few homes had been excavated, and some nice mosaic floor tiles were reconstructed, but most impressive was the Casa dos Repuxos (house of fountains). This was an aristocratic residence dating from the 2nd century AD, which was built with a complex lead-pipe hydraulic system that fed several fountains and ornamental pools. The house also has a rich set of mosaics depicting mythological, geometric and plant scenes.

      We continued with an exploration of Coimbra, the first capital city of Portugal. There we toured the oldest university in Portugal, the University of Coimbra. The site was a former royal palace until 1290 when the king realized he needed to start a university to stem the brain drain of students attending foreign universities (on Portuguese funding) and then not returning home. We visited the university prison (for naughty students!), the library, chapel, and other palace rooms converted for academic use.

      We then walked over to a local fado house for a performance of this traditional music of Portugal. This expressive, often melancholic Portuguese folk music tradition, is sometimes referred to as “Lisbon blues” because “fado” means “fate” and songs are often nostalgic or sad. Coimbra has their own take on this genre, using it for wooing lovers, and some of the songs were definitely on the more upbeat side. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to take videos to share with you.      Read more

    • TravelerCamino Portuguese
      1
      Day 15

      Day 11 Ansiao - Conimbriga

      September 19, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F

      Day 11 - Ansiao to Conimbriga, Tuesday, September 19.

      Started @ 7:51am. Finished @ 4:25pm. 30.8k/29.1m. Walking time 6h24m. Steps 39,424. Calories 1,471.

      My host Olga provide me with a great send off for my very long day on the Caminho. Fresh fruit, yogurt, fresh bread, cheese, excellent coffee, juice, homemade marmalade (figs, pears w/carmelized almonds). For the road I took a boiled egg from her chickens & a small roll of bread, which I ended up eating for my supper. Olga then drove me to the edge of town where the Caminho path will lead me to Conimbriga 30+k away. Olga is my Camino Angel for the day.

      Chilly & clear morning. Wore my long sleeve tee, but could have unpacked my micro puffy jacket! Anyway an hour in the tee shirt came off!

      Great path trails today. Very little paved roads. Mostly on dirt, sometimes rocky country paths through tree, vineyard, garden areas. I even walked on a portion of the old Roman road. Not my favorite or easiest on the feet, toes, legs, but it was only for a short stretch.

      Coffee stop Aimee (MN) & Jess/Pete (SC) were just leaving. Met up with J/P a couple more times. Aimee is staying in the same Albergue with me tonight.

      Stopped for lunch/supper about 12k from my night stopped. Where I’m going doesn’t have a good place to eat, so this is it for today. P&J arrived as I was leaving.

      Just before Conimbriga stopped at Condeixa-A-Velha, the largest best preserved Roman settlement in Portugal. Romans arrived here in 139BC. It was a large complex and wished I wasn’t so tired to take in more.

      Arrived at Albergue de Conimbriga and all but one other person had already arrived. Thankfully the owner reserved a bottom bunk for me! So 8 of us in a bunk room, 2 toilets, 2 showers, 1 sink & a small kitchen for those that wanted to cook.

      A man from Germany is here. He walked all the way from Germany!!!! Not sure what path that was. He is 69. Also here are 2 from Eugene, 2 German father/son, Tracy from USA/Germany. So 5 Americans & 3 Germans!

      Enjoy the journey. Photos gave captions. Bom Caminho      Read more

    • TravelerEurope 2019
      Day 33

      Conimbriga - Roman Ruins

      October 6, 2019 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      Today we had a bit of a lazy morning. It was nice to just hang about and take it easy without having to be somewhere at a specific time. We decided that since public transport seemed practically non existent on a Sunday, we would order an Uber to take us to Conímbriga, about 16kms southwest of Coimbra. This went without a hitch, much to Ian’s delight, as it was his first time booking an Uber. In fact, our driver was quite an interesting young man, who was very talkative. He has aspirations to travel to Australia someday. He has finished university, where he studied to be an art historian, and he has worked in his field in both Lisbon and Porto (his home town) but now resides in Coimbra. He was also an aspiring artist, writer and musician.

      We decided to have lunch before exploring the ruins, so ate at the restaurant that was part of the small museum located at the ruins. It was surprisingly good. I had fish and, and Ian had grilled chicken, washed down by a glass of wine. Once we were well nourished, we headed out to explore the ruins, which are said to be Portugal’s most extensive Roman ruins, and one of the best preserved sites on the Iberian Peninsula. The mosaic work on the floors, much of it still in tact, was amazing, and the size of the site is quite phenomenal. Established a few years BC, after about 500 years of living peacefully and prospering, the town was subjected to raids (there is evidence of a hastily built massive defensive wall built through the middle of the town). It was totally abandoned when the Roman Empire disintegrated.      Read more

    • Reisen mit Moni und MarcoIberische Halbinsel
      Day 169

      Ruínas de Conimbriga

      March 9, 2023 in Portugal

      Da man von den Ruinen schon außerhalb des Zaunes sehr viel sehen kann und das Wetter sehr regnerisch war, beschlossen wir, zunächst einen Spaziergang durch das angrenzende Dorf zu unternehmen. Hier sieht man an jeder Ecke noch altes Gemäuer und verfallene Häuser aus der damaligen Zeit.Read more

      See translation
    • Reisen mit Moni und MarcoIberische Halbinsel
      Day 169

      Wanderung Cascata do Rio de Mouros

      March 9, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      Da es sehr regnerisch war die letzten Tage, freuten wir uns auf die Wasserfälle. Doch was war das? Nachdem wir den Abstieg bereits hinter uns gebracht hatten, war da plötzlich eine (leicht zu umgehende) Absperrung 😉.
      Jetzt wieder zurückgehen, das geht ja gar nicht! Wir gingen vorsichtshalber einzeln über die Brücke, da wir die Gründe für die Absperrung ja (noch) nicht kannten. Nur wunderten wir uns sehr, dass der Rio de Mouros überhaupt gar kein Wasser führte. Nach ein paar Schritten sahen wir den Grund für die Absperrung. Der Weg wurde gerade neu gemacht bzw. es lag das Baumaterial dafür bereit. Es sollte offenbar unterhalb der Kaskaden eine Brücke über den Fluss gemacht werden. Da eben jener aber ohnehin trocken war, (vielleicht umgeleitet wegen der Arbeiten?🤔) gingen wir halt ohne Brücke über den Fluss. Kein Wasser..... ergo auch kein Wasserfall. Sehr schade, aber trotzdem toll. Vielleicht können wir ja einen Rundweg aus der Wanderung machen. Ein Wanderer, der entgegenkam, bestätigte dies. Es war zwar etwas matschig und rutschig, aber an ein paar Stellen war sogar ein Seil zum Festhalten gespannt und so kamen wir gut wieder zu Charly zurück.      Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Condeixa-A-Velha

    Join us:

    FindPenguins for iOSFindPenguins for Android

    • 2024© FindPenguins
    • Home
    • About us
    • Blog
    • Group Tracking
    • Press
    • Terms
    • Privacy Policy & Cookies
    • Support
    • Legal notice
    • English