Romans were here

You know it from the rows of cypresses..... and the temples.......
The Mirobriga archaeological site is next to Santiago da Cacem close to the Atlantic coast of Portugal. To get the history right: Mirobriga was settled first but during the 4th Century the population moved the town from the side of one hill over the hill onto the top of the next (and taller) hill. This left Mirobriga to fall into disrepair and be covered by farming until it was re-discovered in the 1950s and protected/excavated (along with many of Portugal's archaeological sites - this was also when most of the Roman workings were re-started as modern mines with over 50 being operated at this time).

There is a large and impressive buiding here which contains conference rooms, brochures for sale and no other information on the site whatsoever. Despite half a dozen kids walking out of there with a sheet of A4 paper I was told they only had 5euro brochures for sale. Hmmm. You are forced to enter this building before you enter the site (why? presumably to view your taxes at work) but if you come between 12 and 2 you get away without this essential part of the experience.
I cunningly took some archaelogical experts with me to explain the site instead of relying on getting information there (i.e. my parents) and am assured that the ruins shown above and below would have been the bath house. You can see the under floor drainage where the water was diverted around the different pools and heated on the LHS of the photo below.