Portugal Guide
Obidos

Obidos, a medieval, walled hilltop town

Portugal has many fortified hilltop towns but Obidos is both in amazingly good shape and not too far from Lisbon. The must-do after an initial stroll in the cobbled streets to admire the co-ordinated colour schemes and pot flowers, followed by a glass of port, is a walk along at least part of the town's high and mighty ramparts.

Try to stay overnight as the town is besieged by armies of militant shutter snappers during the middle of the day. When they have retreated and silence descends, that's the time to absorb the true beauty of it all.

Various delightful little old pensao are available if you book ahead. Marvao, in the Alto Alentejo is a lot less busy and nearly as impressive.

Obidos is not far from Mafra, Sintra, Alcobaca monastery and Batalha abbey.

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