Today was a transition day, as we leave Quinta do Coalhos and journey farther north to the village of Póvoa das Quartas, which is very near the small town (about 6,000) of Oliveira do Hospital. Our total travel time was between three and four hours, interrupted in the middle by a visit to the incredible Roman ruins at Conimbriga.
Conimbriga was a Roman town (dating from the 1st centurey C.E.) built on the road which connected Lisbon with Braga. It is located near the present day city of Coimbra and has very extensive ruins with many wonderful mosaics. We spent quite a bit of time wandering around the site and ended up having our lunch at a picnic spot located there. (The usual - cheese, wine, bread and olives!)
After that we continued our journey to our next spot - more about that later.
Dinner was at a placed called Johnny's in Oliveira do Hospital. We both had a Brazilian dish called picanha which was very thin, tender slices of grilled beef served with baked potato, rice and black beans. It was very yummy!
A great day (2.5 on the Knowmark Weather Scale) for travelling.
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