Roman roads in Portugal
Roman Lusitania was governed from Emerita Augusta at Mérida, just over the modern border, and Portugal's roads mostly run toward it. Routes linked the Atlantic ports at Olisipo, modern Lisbon, and Bracara Augusta at Braga to the interior. The Roman bridges of the north, several still carrying traffic, are the most visible survivals.
What to see
Conímbriga, near Coimbra, is the best-preserved Roman town in Portugal, with mosaics and a working fountain system still in place, and it sits on the road between Olisipo and Bracara Augusta. Évora keeps a Corinthian temple standing in its main square, and the Roman bridges of the Minho in the far north still carry local traffic.
- Mapped segments
- 218
- Surveyed length
- 5,940 km
Measured from the Itiner-e survey. Segments by certainty of line: conjectured 218. A conjectured line is one inferred from evidence either side of it, not a road whose existence is doubted.
What kind of roads
- Secondary Road 140 segments
- Main Road 78 segments