Welcome to Casa do Colipo

Bed & Breakfast

Just a few kilometers from the historical village of Batalha, narrow streets paved with rustic houses, signs the way to Casa do Colipo.

Stretched through vineyards and fruit trees, in complete harmony with natural landscape, Casa do Colipo (Bed&Breakfast) is personalized concept of tourism for those who look for a quiet place to rest.

In summer the air is filled with flavours from flowers and fresh fruits that you can pick directly from the trees. In the wide terrace you can relax appreciating the wide open landscape full of vineyards.

The house has a modern decoration, full of light and a large kitchen. It is completely equipped for you complete comfort.

Just 25 km from unspoiled beaches of Nazaré and S. Pedro Moel the nearby Atlantic coast stretches over tenths of kilometers beaches and pine trees forest.

It has a small pool, two gardens, and its completely save. It is ideal for kids.

The face behind the project

My name is Armando Vieira. I’m a theoretical physicist, PhD from University of Coimbra, Master from Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon. Presently I mostly work in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Algorithms for credit risk analysis See more here or my professional web page .
Some call me visionary, others crazy. The truth may be in the middle. I like a good conversation and to welcome people and show them the best that my country has to offer.
Born in a peasant family, I develop the taste for the beauty and harness of the land. Although, in recent years, I lived among the equations, I feel the need to return to my origins.
Today, sick of big cities, I follow an alternative model living in closer harmony with nature and open spaces.
A house is an extension and a mirror of the self. I’ve planned and executed the Casa do Colipo to be just that: an open space with eclectic taste full of light and harmony that I gladly share with all of you.
Be very welcome!

History of the Roman City of Colipo

Plinius in his "Naturalis Historia" refers to the city of Colipo between cities of Lusitania, south of Aeminium (Aveiro) and Conimbriga (Coimbra).

The Roman colonization built several "villages", centers or residential homes for manors in the region. Within these urban centers, was the Colipo center, one of major military and administrative importance due to the rich agricultural region and the seaport in a region now called Paredes.

According to the excavations the more consensual view is that the city of Colipo stood in the current Quinta de S. Sebastião do Freixo, 8 km south of Leiria, in the current Andreus, 500 m from Casal do Alho. At the top of the elevation from digging holes for semi-abandoned, stands the geodesic mark of 243 m altitude.

Several excavations were conducted in the area. They discover some traces of ceramic, sigilata, building materials, some Roman coins and statues, the most notable being that of a Roman senator, which is temporarily on display at the City Hall of Batalha.

Meaning of the room names

Suite Antoninus Pius Roman emperor known as the 'Father of the People', ruled 23 years (from 138 to 161 AV), xactly one of the happier periods of history of Rome. On the wall of the Church of Our Lady of Pena, in Leiria, is an inscription, perhaps based on a statue, which has an exaltation of Colipo to the emperor of the Senate.

Suite Liberia Gala it was the Flaminia of Évora. Flaminia was the priestess who helped the Flamine or was his woman. The Flamine was The priest of ancient Rome responsible for blowing the sacred fire. The mission of Flaminia concerned deities and the official called imperial cult, organized at the city or province. Deceased and buried in Colipo, her funeral inscription Is a tribute from five slaves who were released by her.

Room Marcus Gurcius Cassianus, of the Quirino tribe, died at 32 years and played roles in the city of Colipo. Their funerary inscription was discovered in S. Sebastião do Freixo during preparation of the vineyards fields.

Room Corinto, was natural of Colipo and was the slave of HÈlvio Filipe. His epitaph was discovered in Rome and we still ignores their whereabouts. A Portuguese translation of the Latin inscription reads: "Vitor and Céler order, at their own expenses, (this monument) to the memory of his brother Corinto, slave of Hélvio Filipe, who was natural of Lusitânia, the municipality of Colipo, and died at 21.