The result of the action of various civilizations that left successive marks on its territory, the history of Condeixa begins to draw from the 2nd century BC, with the emergence of the Roman city of Conímbriga. The remains of the Roman presence can still be admired today in the ruins and in the Monographic Museum of Conímbriga.
An economic depression made the Roman Empire agosman, motivating its abandonment of the settlement. The 5th century brought the barbarian invasions and the Muslim rule of the Iberian Peninsula imposed itself, from the 8th century. would constitute Condeixa, in the valley to the north.
During the 14th century, the mentions confirm two realities to which Condeixa has always been linked: the presence of mills, attesting a vocation for the milling of cereals, and the characterization of a place of passage, a consequence of its strategic location, translating into the progressive development of a "hostel vocation".
Fruit of the prosperity of maritime discoveries, the municipality is built by palaces and manorhouses, noble families. Another indication of its development has resulted in the strengthening of its road importance with the reconstruction and widening of the royal road that establishes the Lisbon-Condeixa-Coimbra connection – the current IC2.
In the 19th century, however , Condeixa was the scene of movements of beligeraforces that abruptly halted his progress. This was the case with the third French invasion, by which the parish, soothed and burned, would know the violent destruction spree left by the troops of France, which spared neither the palaces, nor even the Mother Church.
Condeixa-a-Nova is characterized by a peculiar physical and sociocultural reality where very different dimensions are conflunal and harmonize and counts, according to the 2021 censuses, with about 16,732 inhabitants. This municipality is situated in the coastal strip of the central region, approximately 200 km to the north, from Lisbon, 120 km, south, from Porto and only 10 km from the city of Coimbra.
Overall, the municipality benefits from privileged accessibility . Figueira da Foz and its beaches are also not far away. The same is said of the Serra da Lousã, with its schist villages, forests and grandiose landscapes, accessible by the homonymous village and Miranda do Corvo or through Penela, Espinhal and Castanheira de Pêra.
In today's Condeixa-a-Nova, the construction of houses and housing buildings, civic buildings and other infrastructure has advanced at a rapid pace, seeking to meet the needs of its naturals and who, now and increasingly, seeks Condeixa-a-Nova to live.
The landscape beauty of the municipality also allows you to point out several places of interest to those who want to visit you. Geological phenomena such as lapiás or Buracas do Casmilo attract more and more curious to the Serra de Sicó. From the kingdom of stone can move quickly to the water empire, thanks to the Paul de Arzila Nature Reserve, a sanctuary of natural life.
The built heritage, like the numerous palaces that attest to the fidalguia de Condeixa, is another of the great attractions of this municipality. Some of them were transformed into hotel units, such as Pousada de Condeixa or Paço da Ega, ready to welcome the visitor with tradition and comfort.
Source: Condeixa Town Hall