Obidos - A Medieval Town

A short drive from our apt was a small medieval town called Obidos. It was a walled fortress and everything is the same as it was then (structure wise). We crossed into the walled area.

beautiful tower

We saw a lot of people taking this small passage beside the tower, turns out it was the way into the town. As we rounded the corner, we saw this beautiful display of tiles. Portugal is famous for its tiles on the outside of the homes.

This was the idyllic little main shopping street. Restaurant and shops lined the way.

There were many side street off that little main street that held the homes of the people who lived there.

Obidos has a chocolate festival every year. Unfortunately, we missed it, but one of the things Obidos if famous for is their "Ginja". It is a sour cherry liqueur in a small chocolate cup. You shoot the ginja and eat the cup. It was really good.

On this little street, it was only 1 Euro a cup for the Ginja. The night before, at the country club of our resort, we paid 5 Euro per cup. Can you say rip off? They tasted the same.

You can no longer read the plaques on this building, but they are pretty to look at.

Inside we came to a square where the church was.

Beautiful side street.

Here is a good long view of the wall.

We all climbed up, but only Greg and Alyssa were brave enough to walk along its 3 foot path.

We finally came to the fortress itself, high on the hill overlooking everything.

It was a very picturesque little town and I really enjoyed it. The quality of their crafts was amazing and just about everyone bought souvenirs, except me, which I now regret.