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Blog: Day 8: Conimbriga
Date: September 17th 2008

Day 8: Conimbriga

And on the sixth day God created man. On the seventh day he rested!

Well God is lazy SOB! On the sixth day I went to Coimbra...by foot...and on the seventh day we went to Conimbriga. This historical site is the best preserved Roman site in Portugal. They are still excavating the site and only uncovered a staggering 12ha! The story of Co ... read more


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