Conimbriga is 16 km from Coimbra and is considered one of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal. In this city there is a museum where you can see the items found by archaeologists during excavations. An interesting fact is that among the finds of the time were coins and surgical instruments. The museum has a restaurant and a café and a shop where you can buy souvenirs.

It is believed that Conimbriga was founded in the I century and lies along both sides of the road that connects the city of Lisbon and Braga. There is speculation that the name of this ancient city of the Roman period comes from a combination of the words "horses" pre-Indo-element, which means "rocky, rocky hill" and the Celtic "brig", which means "protected place".

In the first half of the II century BC, when the Romans conquered the city, Conimbriga was a small village. It conimbriga soon expanded to a thriving city. The development of the city contributed to the fact that the Lusitania was at peace, and the fact that the indigenous population Conimbriga successfully spread Roman culture and the Latin language. Given the size of the amphitheater, historians, scientists have calculated that the population of the city was then more than 10 thousand people. Conimbriga repeatedly subjected to barbaric raids, and 465 and 468 years of the city that has left more than half of the population, was captured and partially looted Suevi tribe.

The ruins of this ancient Roman city is very well preserved to our times. During the excavations were found baths, patrician houses, an amphitheater for 5,000 spectators. Preserved even patterns of mosaic floors in homes.

The ruins of the ancient Roman Conimbriga classified as a national monument of Portugal.