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Villa Romana de São Cucufate — Attraction in Vidigueira

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The Roman ruins of São Cucufate is a Romanesque archaeological site, located on the ruins of a Roman-era agricultural farm in the civil parish of Vila de Frades, in the municipality of Vidigueira, in the southern Alentejo, Portugal.
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7960-452 Vila de Frades, Portugal
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Villa Romana de São Cucufate

Vila de Frades, Portugal
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The Roman ruins of São Cucufate is a Romanesque archaeological site, located on the ruins of a Roman-era agricultural farm in the civil parish of Vila de Frades, in the municipality of Vidigueira, in the southern Alentejo, Portugal.

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Thomas AllenThomas Allen
Anyone with any interest in Roman times should visit this site. The main building is a monument to someone's vanity. The site is fairly large. Information is limited but enough to explain what can be seen. Simão the cat was on hand to keep order. Modern scaffolding is used to support some of the structure which at first sight is a little off putting. However, the wooden framework under the arches is almost the same as would have been used by the builders. If it's wet, take suitable shoes. The grass is quite long in places.
Bryan FantBryan Fant
Amazing remains of a Roman villa in the middle of rural Alentejo. Happened to be in the area, and a quick Google search found this place just north of Beja. It is worth the drive and small entrance fee (€3). Has a temple, bath complex, and vaulted cellars. The best preserved areas were repurposed as a medieval church, decorated with frescoes from the 17th century. Visited on a Saturday morning and there were very few people there. If you visit in summer, be prepared for the sun and heat.
Gon LouGon Lou
This was better than expected to be honest. Usually these things are totally abandoned. Here there was a big effort to build some support and info. Bushes was a bit high but we still could see the path. Nice Roman paintings on walls still keeping good colours which is amazing since is over 1800 years! Maybe some additional multimedia to explain how it worked before would be helpful.
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Anyone with any interest in Roman times should visit this site. The main building is a monument to someone's vanity. The site is fairly large. Information is limited but enough to explain what can be seen. Simão the cat was on hand to keep order. Modern scaffolding is used to support some of the structure which at first sight is a little off putting. However, the wooden framework under the arches is almost the same as would have been used by the builders. If it's wet, take suitable shoes. The grass is quite long in places.
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Amazing remains of a Roman villa in the middle of rural Alentejo. Happened to be in the area, and a quick Google search found this place just north of Beja. It is worth the drive and small entrance fee (€3). Has a temple, bath complex, and vaulted cellars. The best preserved areas were repurposed as a medieval church, decorated with frescoes from the 17th century. Visited on a Saturday morning and there were very few people there. If you visit in summer, be prepared for the sun and heat.
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This was better than expected to be honest. Usually these things are totally abandoned. Here there was a big effort to build some support and info. Bushes was a bit high but we still could see the path. Nice Roman paintings on walls still keeping good colours which is amazing since is over 1800 years! Maybe some additional multimedia to explain how it worked before would be helpful.
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While checking vineyards, on a wine trip in the south of Portugal, I stopped by the Roman ruins.

The staff, incredibly pleasant and accommodating, played me an in-depth introductory film in the site’s auditorium.

I was then taken to the ruins themselves, were I was strongly mesmerised with imposing structures and fascinated by the overall backdrop, the pathway, and the landscape design. The ruins were so much more than I had anticipated.

Amazing Roman buildings from the first to fourth centuries still stand robust and majestic in the landscape.

Following the path, and the inner structure check, full explanations were available.

I highly recommend it; it was a fantastic...

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Anyone with any interest in Roman times should visit this site. The main building is a monument to someone's vanity. The site is fairly large. Information is limited but enough to explain what can be seen. Simão the cat was on hand to keep order. Modern scaffolding is used to support some of the structure which at first sight is a little off putting. However, the wooden framework under the arches is almost the same as would have been used by the builders. If it's wet, take suitable shoes. The grass is quite...

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"Perdidas" no meio do Alentejo encontram-se estas ruínas romanas. Sem dúvida um local de importância histórica e que vale a pena visitar. Dou 2 estrelas após demorada ponderação, era para dar menos. A razão para tal é que acho que há muita coisa que não está bem. Na estrada, seguindo de Alvito para lá, não vi qualquer cartaz ou publicidade ao local. A placa na estrada que indica a entrada é mínima e passa despercebida a quem está de passagem a conduzir. Chegado ao local, uma moderna construção recebe o turista, com 2 colaboradoras. Pagam-se 3 euros para entrar e recebemos um pequeno mapa. Por todo o complexo nota-se um aparente estado de abandono. Ervas por todo o lado e as madeiras que suportam algumas paredes e tectos que ameaçam ruir estão podres, pois já contam com 40 anos! No interior de um antigo local de culto não há iluminação e os pombos defecam por todo o lado. Perigoso e nojento. Local com tanta história não tem placas onde a mesma esteja disponível ao visitante. Verifica-se à entrada que gastaram 136 mil euros para fazer a recepção e o anfiteatro (tudo muito moderno), contudo, não acharam necessário substituir as madeiras podres que suportam as paredes em risco de ruína. Faço estas críticas não para deitar abaixo mas para ver se fazem melhorias no local. Queremos fazer do nosso património e legados históricos um motor para o turismo mas tem que haver investimento!! Em Espanha, aqui ao lado, dão muito mais valor ao património e fazem questão de o apresentar...

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