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- House of the Fountains (Casa dos Repuxos) — One of the site’s showpieces: a wealthy domus with a central courtyard and intact water features. The scale and state of preservation make it easy to imagine daily life here and why water was a status symbol in Roman towns.
- The mosaics scattered through several houses — Conímbriga boasts some of Portugal’s best-preserved and most varied mosaic panels: geometric designs, animals and mythic scenes. They’re vivid, often in situ, and a real highlight for anyone who likes art that’s 2,000 years old and still readable.
- Roman Baths (Thermae) — You can still see the layout and parts of the hypocaust (underfloor heating) system. It’s one of the clearest illustrations on site of Roman engineering and the social importance of bathing.
- City walls and defensive
- House of the Fountains (Casa dos Repuxos) — One of the site’s showpieces: a wealthy domus with a central courtyard and intact water features. The scale and state of preservation make it easy to imagine daily life here and why water was a status symbol in Roman towns.
- The mosaics scattered through several houses — Conímbriga boasts some of Portugal’s best-preserved and most varied mosaic panels: geometric designs, animals and mythic scenes. They’re vivid, often in situ, and a real highlight for anyone who likes art that’s 2,000 years old and still readable.
- Roman Baths (Thermae) — You can still see the layout and parts of the hypocaust (underfloor heating) system. It’s one of the clearest illustrations on site of Roman engineering and the social importance of bathing.
- City walls and defensive towers — Massive stone walls and tower foundations outline the urban footprint. Walking their line gives a good sense of the town’s original scale and later defensive reuse through the centuries.
- Aqueduct and waterworks — Traces of channels and plumbing show how water was brought and distributed to fountains, baths and houses. It’s small-scale engineering that tells a big story about Roman urban planning.
- Conímbriga Museum (Museu Monográfico) — A compact museum on site that houses the finest finds: large mosaic panels removed for conservation, sculptures, altars and everyday objects. Essential for context — what you see in the ruins gets explained here.
- Panoramic views and visible layers of history — The site sits on a ridge above the Mondego valley, so the outlook is great for photos and for seeing how the ruins sit in the landscape. The visible stratigraphy — Roman streets, later medieval additions, and modern excavation trenches — makes the whole place feel like an open history book.
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