Conimbriga is the largest Roman settlement in Portugal and is well worth visiting on any tour of the country’s central and northern regions. It is classified as a National Monument.

With more than 100.000 visitors per year, the Roman ruins of Conimbriga are the most important archaeological site in Portugal.

The majority of cultural heritage sites are shaped for visual consumption. But we, humans, perceive the world with different senses and in real-time. Thus, multisensory approaches emerge to prize and enhance users’ experiences. What stage has been reached these kind of applications?

My first time in Miróbriga Ruins was to make a presentation related to the use of technologies among archaeological sites. Me and my colleague Alexandino Gonçalves were kindly invited by the archaeologist José Carlos Quaresma, back in 2017. I felt in love with the cultural and nature richness of this archaeological site at first sight and I came back, over and over again.

To develop an acceptance study related to the use of augmented reality in archaeological spaces, I had driven to Tróia. I found myself surrounded by the beauty and quietness of the river estuary, the richness of historical remnants from Roman Empire, and the friendliness of the staff. What a pleasant stay! Let me tell you about this amazing archaeological site.

Classified as a Public Interesting Building since 1948, I had driven to Penafiel to visit Monte Mozinho Castro. On the Northern region of the Country, this Monte Mozinho Hill Fort, also known as Cidade Morta de Penfield (“dead town of Penafiel”), is one of the great archaeological treasures in Portugal.

For two days, Conimbriga’s visitors were able to view, in a 360 degrees angle, a majestic reconstruction of a Forum from the Roman Era superimposed over its current ruins.