Óbidos (Portugal) - Óbidos (Portogallo)

Óbidos is a city of Portugal.

To know

The city is a popular destination for its medieval center perched on the hill. The town is surrounded by fortified walls still intact and inside, along the Via Diretta, the main road, there are a series of white houses with green and blue borders. The flowers on the balconies give a very characteristic aspect to the village. The first queen of Portugal who had it as a dowry was Santa Isabella who visited it in 1282. The queen fell in love with her at first sight and her husband Dinis immediately gave it to the queen. Since then it has been customary to give this splendid village as a dowry to the queens of Portugal.

Background

The city takes its name from the Latin term oppidum (fortified city) and is located near the Roman city of Eburobrittium. It was removed from Arab domination in 1148 and was given as a dowry to many queens of Portugal.

How to orient yourself

How to get

By car

Óbidos is located on both the A8 and A15 motorways.

On the train

• 39.364856-9.1590781 Apeadeiro de Óbidos. The Óbidos train station is served by Comboios de PortugalLinha do Oeste^{[link not working]} (western line).  

By bus

Rodoviariadooeste is Ràpida Verde are bus services that provide frequent connections with Lisbon, Bombarral is Caldas da Rainha.

How to get around

What see

• 39.35944-9.157811 Port da Vila (Porta da Senhora da Piedade). 

• 39.36321-9.157042 Castelo de Óbidos. The city is dominated by an ancient medieval fortress, with a part of the city located within the castle walls, declared a national monument and counted among the seven wonders of Portugal in 2007.  
• clock tower. 
• 39.357778-9.1572223 Aqueduto de Óbidos (Aqueduto da Usseira).  

• 39.362003-9.1567994 Igreja de Santa Maria.  
• 39.364515-9.149895 Santuário do Senhor Jesus da Pedra.  
• Municipal museum, Rua Direita, ☎ 351 262 955 500, 351 262 959 299. 

Events and parties

• Medieval market. 

What to do

Walk the 1.5km long fortress walls.

Shopping

A typical cherry liqueur with a strong taste. You can buy small or medium bottles to drink or take home.

How to have fun

Where to eat

Moderate prices

• 39.35897-9.157581 Jamón Jamón, Rua Porta da Vila 16 18, ☎ 351 912 103 454. 
• 39.36497-9.149482 Cafe snack bar (Santuário do Senhor Jesus da Pedra), ☎ 351 262 959 315. 

Average prices

• 39.36074-9.157653 Petrarum Domus, Rua Direita, 38, ☎ 351 262 959 620. Mon-Sun 12: 00-01: 00. 
• 39.36122-9.155824 At Nova Casa de Ramiro, Rua Porta do Vale, ☎ 351 961 382 447. 
• 39.36016-9.157685 XII Apostolos, Rua Josefa de Obidos, ☎ 351 262 959 107. Italian style pizzeria. 
• 39.36499-9.150096 Restaurante O Caldeirao, Urbanizacao Sao Jose - Lote 21 (Santuário do Senhor Jesus da Pedra), ☎ 351 262 959 839. Mon-Sat: 12: 00-15: 00 and 19: 00-20: 00. 

Where stay

Average prices

• 39.3635-9.1571 Pousada do Castelo, Rua Virgo, 305, ☎ 351 210 407 630.  
• 39.36124-9.157622 Hotel Rainha Santa Isabel, Rua Direita 61. Breakfast and wi fi included in the price. A B&B right in the center, well maintained but still in need of modernization. You pay for the location but otherwise it's Spartan accommodation. 
• 39.35993-9.156993 Albergaria Josefa D'Óbidos, Rua Dom João de Ornelas, ☎ 351 308 803 760. 

Safety

How to keep in touch

Around

North

• 39.4056-9.13442 Caldas da Rainha - City famous for its ceramics and crystals.

• 39.6-9.0666673 Nazaré - Fishing village on the Silver Coast (Costa da Prata), which has become a famous seaside resort.

• 39.6591-8.82444 Batalha - Famous place for the Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitoria which commemorates the victory of the Portuguese army against John I of Castile in the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385.

• 39.5482-8.97975 Alcobaça - Famous for the Cistercian monastery of Santa Maria (Mosteiro de Santa Maria) whose church houses the tombs of King Peter I and Inés de Castro, protagonists of a tragic love story narrated by the poet Luís de Camões.

• 39.6295-8.67556 Fatima - Location that houses the sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima, a pilgrimage destination for devout Catholics.

• 39.6032-8.40717 Tomar - Town famous for the convent-fortress of the Order of Christ, one of the most visited monuments in the Portugal,

East

• 39.2359-8.68338 Santarém - Main center of the Ribatejo region.

South

• 39.094-9.2619 Torres Vedras

West

• 39.362-9.38610 Peniche - Location on a promontory of the Atlantic coast where surfers and bodyboarders gather every summer.

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