Activity Snapshot
Activity description
Discover the Roman ruins of Conímbriga on a bike tour from Coímbra!
Did you know that 20 minutes away from the Portuguese city of Coimbra lies one of the most important Roman archaeological sites in Portugal? It is the Roman ruins of Conímbriga, which date back to 139 BC and have been a National Monument since 1910. In 1962 the Monographic Museum of Conímbriga was founded, which is in charge of preserving the ruins and where you can find information about the history of this site.
The instructors of Viaje Portugal allow you to rent bicycles for a cycling tour from Coimbra to the Roman ruins of Conímbriga. A bike ride to Conímbriga of 17 kilometres along the Carmelite Route, which leads to the Sanctuary of Fátima, and back with another 17 kilometres along the Way of St. James. In addition, this bike tour to the Roman ruins of Conímbriga includes tickets to the ruins and the Monographic Museum of Conímbriga.
Book this beautiful bike tour from Coimbra to the Roman ruins of Conímbriga and fall in love with the beauty of the Roman ruins of Conímbriga.
This bike tour to Conimbriga Roman Ruins is around 17 km to go and 17 km to return, with a total positive gradient of 700D+.
Course of events
- Meeting with the instructor and delivery of the bikes.
- Start of the bike tour following the duly marked routes of the Carmelite Route (Caminhos de Fátima, follow the blue arrows) to the Ruins.
- Visit of the Ruins and the Conímbriga Monographic Museum.
- Stop for lunch.
-Back to the starting point following the route of the Central Portuguese Way (Caminhos de Santiago, follow the yellow arrows).
- Delivery of the bikes and end of the activity.
- Full day self-guide tour
- Delivery and collection of bicycles
- Bike rental
- Helmet
- Multitool
- Padlock
- Insurance
- Tickets for the ruins and museum
- Mechanical assitance
- Meal
- Water
- Food
- Comfortable clothes
- Sport shoes
