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    • Viking 23/24 World Cruise
      Day 131

      Obidos, Portugal

      May 1 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F

      Today we took a day trip from Lisbon out to Óbidos where Ursula got stuck atop the ancient walls of the city as she is afraid of height. Stacy had to coax her down. We were happy to find a few hand painted tiles that we shipped home. Fun day.

      Obidos is one of Europe’s best-preserved medieval villages or walled towns. The name Óbidos derives from the Latin oppidum, meaning “walled city.”

      This quaint village dates back to Portugal's Celtic period, and was only later taken over by the Romans in the 1st century AD. They created the Roman city of Eburobrittium, and were followed by the Visigoths and other Germanic tribes in the 5th century. The Moors took it over in the 8th century, and finally Portugal’s first king, Afonso Henriques, conquered it in 1149. It then became property of Portuguese queens until the 1800s.      Read more

    • TravelerEurope 2023
      Day 43

      When friends say pop in for lunch

      May 17, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      We were chilling one evening in Lisbon when we received a message from some old friends in Woolaston (Tony and Wendy Franchina). They said they lived about an hour from Lisbon and would we like to pop in for lunch the next day? So we caught a bus and had a lovely afternoon in the picturesque old castle town of Obidos, followed by some drinks at their house.
      So unexpected, and so nice.
      Thanks Tony and Wendy!      Read more

    • TravelerRob’s Rambles ‘23
      2
      Day 15

      Obidos evening

      May 26, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      Obidos by evening is a new town. I know the community depends on tourism but it is so much nicer without us. I love Casa d S. Thiago dos Castello just below the castle, the tiled walls, tapestries and tiny sitting rooms are delight. The bedroom and bathroom are from another time. Met some fun Americans and had a delicious grilled sea bream at a great restaurant, no Aussie wine to be seen!. Wandered into a delightful art shop and the girls were terrific. The castle is lit by night and the town is quiet.Read more

    • TravelerScott & Rob World Cruise 2024
      Day 114

      Lisbon (Obidos), Portugal May 1st

      May 1 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F

      Our second day in Lisbon, Portugal.
      Our excursion was to Medieval Obidos. The city of Obidos is about an hour drive away from Lisbon and is a hiltop walled city from medieval times. The wall that we walked around is the perimeter of the old town and made entirely by hand of native stones. As you can see from the pics, the wall is just rock and a path around it. There is no guide rail, just the wall and the path that we walked around the city. Well, we walked around half the wall. Scott got up the first time and then chickened out because of the height and we had to go back down. But he did get some courage and further down we got back up on the wall we walked half of the wall. The views were just hard to believe how far you could see in the country side.
      The history of the city is that King Dinis married Isabel of Aragon in 1282 and gave her the city as a wedding gift. The walls were constructed in the 14th century. We walked through the winding cobblestone streets lined with shops and houses. People still have houses inside the old city walls and there were even a few small (very small) cars driving on the streets to their houses. There were many whitewashed houses, staircases, balconies and tile roofs. In the center is the Church of Santa Maria filled with hand painted tiles and painted ceilings.
      We managed to sample the Portuguese pastries and the local liquor Ginja. Its a sour cherry liquor like brandy that they serve in dark chocolate shot glass. It was a great time walking the wall, winding streets, looking into the shops and sampling pastries and Ginja.
      Then back to the ship to head to Porto tomorrow...      Read more

    • TravelerCarl & Jaynes 2019 Adventure
      Day 53

      Obidos

      November 22, 2019 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      After a night of torrential rain we woke to a brightish morning however it was pretty windy and the calm lagoon was seriously choppy, first time we've seen any sort of movement on the water since we've been here. Tess wasnt feeling too good either and had thrown up 3 times before we started to pack up. It was difficult to leave as the town is so nice and welcoming but we have so much more to see. So water filled waste emptied and off we went. Only half an hour or so down the road with a quick stop off at Pingo Dolce to replenish supplies.Read more

    • TravelerPortugão
      Day 3

      Isole berlngas e óbidos

      September 4, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

      3° giorno
      Ore 10 prendiamo il battello per le isole berlengas, riserva naturale.
      Arriviamo e giriamo l'isola.Dal forte ci facciamo pure un bel bagnetto nell'oceano 😜 (il mio bagno è durato molto poco essendo l'acqua gelida😂).
      Pranzo al sacco un oretta di relax nella spiaggetta principale (volevamo affittare la canoa ma essendo domenica c'era molta gente e non ce la saremmo goduta).
      Ore 17 rientro a péniche e ci dirigiamo verso óbidos.
      Cittadina medievale circondata da antiche mura. Assaggiate qui il loro liquore tipico: ginjia ( fatto con infusione di amarene in alcool con poi aggiunta di zucchero).
      Molto molto carina ma giusto farla nel tardo pomeriggio prima di cena 😋      Read more

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    • TravelerLisboa
      1
      Day 3

      Obidos

      August 21, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      Obidos es el pueblo medieval más representativo de Portugal. Fue dado a la reina cómo regalo de bodas del rey, fue un pueblo donde nacieron muchos cabellos cruzados. Hasta el día de hoy es famoso por la producción de Ginjinha, una bebida alcohólica a base de cerezas amargas y Brandi así como de la producción de pasteles, empanaditas y pastel de nata.Read more

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    • TravelerVagabonding
      Day 108

      Obridos

      November 30, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      They have their castle gift wrapped!!! How cool is that!
      I would love to be here at Christmas time, it must be really nice when a child gets to open the huge bow of the present.

      Just past the village I pass a brick factory. Everything is terracotta-coloured. 😄Read more

    • TravelerPortugal Lissabon nach Porto
      Day 3

      Opidos

      February 6 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Heute ging es weiter Richtung Norden. Den ersten Zwischenstopp machten wir in Obidos. Einem kleinen Ort, der allerdings eine komplette Stadtmauer noch besitzt. In dem Ort muss man unbedingt den Kirschlikör in Schokoladentasse kosten. Man kann die Stadtmauer auch von oben bewandern. In der Kirche am Ende des Örtchens befindet sich eine Bücherei.Read more

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    • TravelerEurope 2023
      Day 43

      Óbidos

      October 26, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ 🌬 20 °C

      Nadia, our guide for the day, picked us up from our apartment at 10.30 am. Nadia, who took us on a day trip to Sintra in 2019, was as bubbly and talkative as ever. We love her enthusiasm and love for life and adventure. Today, she was taking us to the medieval town of Óbidos about 80 kms north of Lisbon. The weather was quite rainy and overcast but we hoped it would clear by the time we there.

      Óbidos grew from a Roman settlement near the foothills of an elevated escarpment, constructed by early Celt tribes. It was later a centre of trade for the Phoenicians. Archeological evidence from the base of the medieval tower at Óbidos also indicates Roman construction; surveys found the remains of a forum, baths and other Roman structures. After the fall of Rome, the region came under the influence of the Visigoths. Sometime after 713 the Moors established a fortification on this mountain, while a Christian community of Mozarabs lived in the Moncharro neighbourhood. So, quite a colourful early history.

      The area was taken from the Moors by the first King of Portugal, Alfonso Henriques, in 1148. The retaking of Óbidos was a final stage of the conquest of the Estremadura Province region. In 1120, King Afonso II gave the title of this village to Queen Urraca. Since then, Óbidos has often been patronised by the Queens of Portugal, giving rise to its informal title as Vila das Rainhas (town of the Queens). The 1755 earthquake caused damage to the village walls, a few churches, and many buildings, and resulted in the loss of much of the Arab and Medieval architecture.

      It is a visually beautiful town with a well preserved wall surrounding it. We parked and walked through narrow streets of the old village. There are beautifully maintained buildings and it is a colourful town. As we wandered about the town the rain started again. Once we had walked through the town we headed off to the coastal surf town of Nazaré.      Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Óbidos (São Pedro), Obidos (Sao Pedro)

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