- This royal patronage has left a positive enduring legacy on Obidos, and today it is the most charming and attractive town of central Portugal.
- Discover Obidos - Things To Do in Óbidos. A few miles north of Lisbon stands Óbidos, a small picturesque town enclosed by medieval walls.
- Enchanting Óbidos is one of Portugal’s most beautiful destinations and one of Europe’s best-preserved medieval villages or walled towns.
- Walking through Óbidos allows you to experience its well-preserved medieval architecture and layout, giving a glimpse into Portugal's past.
- Very few, and one of them was Queen Isabel who received Obidos as a present from her husband King Dinis I.
- Obidos castle. The main street ("Rua Direita") leads from the town gate (decorated with 18th-century tile panels) to the main square (Praça de Santa Maria).
- You have probably heard a lot about many charming and picturesque villages in Portugal, Óbidos is one of the most alluring of them all.
- The Porta da Vila is the main gateway into Obidos, and the deceptively plain entrance conceals a beautiful chapel, which stands above the main thoroughfare.
- One of the most important moments was when King D. Dinis offered Óbidos as a wedding gift to his wife, who would thereafter be immortalized as the Holy Queen.
- Surrounded by a classic crenellated wall, Óbidos’ gorgeous historic centre is a labyrinth of cobblestoned streets and flower-bedecked, whitewashed houses livened...