Quaint picturesque village an hour by bus from Lisbon. Good to explore and also enjoy lunch. Nice weather helps as all the white architecture appears better against the beautiful blue sky.
Good location, off the freeway A8 (Lisbon-Leiria) with good connections to A1. Many parking places before entering the walls.Recommend first stop at the tourist office (Turismo), by the parking lot before entering the walls. A map is useful.Good food as well. I recommend restaurants Muralhass and Cozinhas das Rainhas, but there more and good ones.Very well preserved this village, only allowed, few, cars. Without power wires in sight, nor antennas (except at the police GNR) and Nice people the locals.Wonderful corners, very photogenic,at the sunset is fantastic colors.Some cultural events very interesting and fun. Christmas Village, Chocolate Festival, Holy Week, and what only few people know, International Piano Week. A must.But if really want to visit the village, better avoid the events and some weekends weekend. Too many tourists / visitors packed realy.Go with time to see the places, the landscape from the walls, lunch or dinner or better stay there. At night we are all locals. Nice bars too. Two or three good hotels, in fact the Pousada and Senhoras Rainhas are very good to stay. Also friendly B&B guest houses, And the surprises, like a bookshop with a grocery for bio local produce. Super.
During Christmas times this nice romantic castle village is turned into a lovely Christmas village. During you stay you can enjoy the beautiful buildings and a typical ginja (drink). Best to see when it's getting dark.
Because our rentacar GPS could not show suitable parking place, it took rather time to find. Main street inside wall was crowded which we could not imagine from outside. There are many small shops with local goods. Famous restaurant in Pousada was crowded at lunch time.
Came with some friends to visit this little town, full of bars, restaurants and litle shops, dont think theres people living there, its mostly all business. the place looks beautfiful, i enjoyed a beer at a Plaza, a ginjinha at a bar, prices where not that bad and i got very nice pictures from my visit there.Definately they can do a little bit better and take advantage of empty spaces they have, but i really enjoyed being there. The best thing was an old church, now holding a bookstore. First time in my life i see something like this. I wanna come back to have a dinner and a few drinks at night.
Obidos is a large medieval dream with Portuguese culture and the medieval twist. The village opens up at night to the people with live music and tasty restaurants and aswell loads of shops with loads of goods , handmade and fresh food. The castle stands high around this place of life and buzz. The streets are made from beautiful stone and the shops and houses are old yet fascinating with paintings and words that explain the history of the town. Definitely a must see visit. Just four stars for the shops standards nothing to big tho !.
We stayed in the Pousada in the village (excellent place) so had 2 days to explore. It was very busy during the day with huge bus groups, but after 5 it was deserted. We deked into a pub on the main street during a sudden downpour one afternoon and spent the rest of the day with a couple of Dutch hippies of a "certain age" and the owner who could pass as a history professor. What he did not know of Portugal you didn't need to know. Shop owners are polite, but not pushy. We enjoyed just walking the old streets and the flowers are amazing. I did walk the top of the castle for a short time just to say that I did it, but am not a big fan of heights. Everything is immaculate and a sense of pride is very obvious. If you are in this part of Portugal, you should go.
Obidos is a templer castle,with nice architetural line,with churches,some bars and restaurants,and with a lot of souvenirs shops...i drank in a bar and the bartender told us a lot of stuffs from history of portugal...the restaurants are good too,as starter i have eaten some bread with oil and garlic,which was the best....
Parei para conhecer a vila. Começou a chover e decidi esperar em um restaurante. Quando voltei ao carro, um ladrão o havia arrombado, quebrando o vidro e roubando o que havia dentro. Atenção pois o lugar não é seguro. Evitem.I had stopped to meet the village. It started to rain and I decided to wait in a restaurant. When I returned to the car, a thief had broken open, breaking the glass and stealing what was inside. Attention because the place is not safe. Avoid it!
My cousins took us to the village. It is beautiful. It was so picturesque. The cobblestones, the churches, the restaurants and stores were so quaint and pretty. We climbed to the top and took pictures. The views were lovely.