Obidos

Once the wedding present of a queen, the preserved medieval town of Óbidos lying 100 km north of Lisbon is without doubt one of Portugal's most classic walled settlements. Walking the ramparts, visitors can enjoy views of windmills, vineyards and surrounding farmlands. In the residential area below, narrow cobblestone streets are lined with whitewashed houses sporting terracotta roofs. The shops are piled high with local handicrafts, while in spring the town is ablaze with geraniums, morning glories and bougainvillaea.

Resembling an open-air museum, this walled medieval town has been preserved to look like a picture-postcard, with its monuments, narrow winding streets and whitewashed houses with windows and terraces full of flowers.

From Porta da Vila, the southern town gate whose interior is decorated with 18th century tiles, to Rua Direita,a street filled with small shops where visitors can buy traditional ceramics, wicker baskets, miniature windmills, handmade embroidery and woollen articles, and to the 15th century royal castle that has been converted into an Inn, Óbidos seems to go back in time to the days when the Court visited the town.

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