Obidos Experience

Supplied by: Grayline Portugal

Overview

An experience that words cannot describe. A full test of all your senses. Sight: Enjoy the Architectural harmony with all the houses and churches. Touch: walk the historic walls and feel their texture. Hearing: hear the music in the streets and the hubbub of the people walking about. Smell: smell the flowers adorning every street.

Itinerary
The DIY Tour was designed especially for those seeking total autonomy as they set about discovering our wonderful Portugal. This interactive guide will prove to be your perfect travelling companion enabling you to enjoy your chosen destination very much at your own pace. Places of interest
1 - Town Gate or Our Lady of Sorrow, patron saint of Óbidos;
2 – St. Peter’s Church, has a medieval foundation and still has its original portal. It was renovated in the second half of the 16th century.
3 – Pousada of Óbidos, the first in Portugal to be built from an historical building. It is located inside what was once the Paço do Alcaide.
4 – St. James Church Over the centuries, during their stays in Óbidos, the royal family attended the St. James Church, founded by king Sancho in 1186.
5 – St. Mary’s Church of Óbidos Legend has it that St. Mary’s Church of Óbidos is located in the exact same place as the old Visigoth temple used to be. The temple was later turned into a mosque. When the Christian conquest by Alphonse I took place in 1148, it became a catholic church.
This interactive guide, extremely easy and intuitive to use, is provided along with the necessary equipment at the beginning of your DIY Tour.
A process of discovery at your own pace, taking the time you want and in accordance with your own interests ensuring you truly enjoy that which most brings you pleasure.