Óbidos

Earlier this week, we visited Óbidos, a small medieval town surrounded by a castle wall.  The streets were very pretty with flowers framing the homes and narrow cobble-stoned streets.  We even got to try the local Ginjinha, a cherry liqueur served in tiny chocolate cups!  

Ginjinha Cart

We entered the village by passing under the Senhora Da Graça Door.  This archway dates back to Roman times and the blue tiles were so pretty.

The main church in Óbidos is Igreja de Santa Maria, a 17th-century structure which has beautiful hand-painted tiles inside.   

We also visited Igrega de São Pedro.  This church was built in the 19th century and mostly destroyed by an earthquake in 1755.  The gold altar and bell tower are the only parts of the church which are original.  

Like many of the previous villages we have been to in Portugal, we were able to walk around the castle and surrounding walls.  The castle was built in the 13th-century and the main part has since been turned into a hotel.  

The weather forecast predicated rain and luckily we managed to explore the town with just a few sprinkles for most of the morning.  This all changed when we stopped for lunch and it started to heavily downpour, thus making the decison to wrap it up and head back to our Airbnb!