Rabaçal Cheese & Conímbriga Ruins Tour

Immerse yourself in ancient history on a tour of the Roman Ruins of Conimbriga. Explore the monographic museum, aristocratic houses, and public buildings, then journey through picturesque Sicó Mountain villages.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Museu Monografico de Conimbriga - Museu Nacional - Free visit of Roman Ruins and Monografic Museum
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Driver/guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Beginning our journey in Coimbra, we travel to Serra de Sicó where we traverse quaint rural villages, taking in the local sights such as verdant vegetation and unique wildlife, particularly the abundant olive trees, walnut trees, oaks, simple vegetable gardens, and domesticated sheep and goats.
As we arrive in Rabaçal, known as the cheese capital with a…

Location
Av. Emídio Navarro 21
Avenida Emídio Navarro
At the door of Astória Hotel
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.9
(13 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Savvygourmande
Sep 30, 2024
Springs of living water - Conimbriga - This was the highlite of our trip to Portugal. To imagine being in a first century city of such wealth that endured for four centuries and that ended with such a heroic and massive defence. The mosaic floors were dazzling and the extensive garden fountain still working after all these centuries was a marvel. Alfredo was the most knowledgeable and thoughtful guide. He engages with the people working at the museums and at the archeological site.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Ellen_t
May 25, 2024
A highlight of our stay in Coimbra! - Xavier is a marvelous guide with a wealth of local knowledge of the region. We drove through beautiful countryside and charming villages to see the unique limestone caves of Buracas of Casmilo. Xavier bought us an espresso and treated us with local cheese at the village of Rabaçal before we headed to the Conímbriga Roman Ruins. Xavier brought alive, through fascinating facts and stories, the history of this impressive archaeological site. We highly recommend this tour! Ellen and Ryan, Canada
Review provided by Viator
Colleenpyke
Mar 2, 2024
A Must on Your List! - This is a perfect tour. You get an explanation of Roman culture and history, all with an excellent guide! Xavier Pereira is personable, very knowledgeable and makes history come alive. Thumbs up, a highly recommended tour. Colleen and John, USA
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Juanjoi434
Aug 20, 2023
Enjoy antiquity - It's worth it. Mosaics and very interesting environment. By car it is not far. In the restaurant you eat well. But if there are many people they overflow
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Carmenrq9793hj
Nov 12, 2022
Ruins and local cheese - We had a great afternoon exploring Conimbriga and the surrounding area. I highly recommend this tour and our guide was delightful. We visited a small village where he shared an excellent local cheese we would never have otherwise tasted.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Ellenturnbull
Nov 6, 2022
He is an excellent tour... - He is an excellent tour guide! He is very knowledgeable and loves what he does. Enjoy the fountain experience as it’s fun!
Review provided by Viator
H2214esanitap
Oct 5, 2022
Roman Ruins - Javier was great. He’s knowledgeable and very pleasant. On the way he pointed out sights along the way, including parts of the Camino and Fatima pilgrimages. We stopped for coffee and he treated us to the local artisan cheese. Picked us up at our hotel at the appointed hour. It was a lovely half day trip, I recommend it.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Djones1133
Aug 29, 2022
Roman ruins but so much more! - Everything was perfect from the booking to the collection to the tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and provided us with a lovely insight into the local area as well as the roman ruins. We thoroughly enjoyed our time and it was a pity we didnt have time to explore other tours with the company. Definitely a guide who enjoys people.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Carolyn_g
Jul 4, 2019
Day of Discovery - Enthusiastic guide, who took us on a wonderful adventure. Assisted us seniors in climbing up to the caves on the trails. Escorted us into a hillside bakery where he bought us bread and cake then into a charming hillside town where he gifted us with local cheese. Onto the ruins where his own wonder of the discovery was evident. Great day from pickup to drop off at the hotel. Thank you Xavier .
Review provided by Viator
Footprints60413
Mar 21, 2020
Great tour. - Xavier not only educated us on Conimbriga but also the surrounding area. He took us to these beautiful limestone caves, to the town of Rabaçal and bought us it’s famous artisan cheese and bread. What a lovely surprise. He showed and explained the markers for the Fátima and St James pilgrimage trail. Both going through Conimbriga. We highly recommend this tour by Xavier.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Select Date and Tickets
up to 8 guests
1
Adult
December 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Today