Our Douro cruise trip includes two days in Lisbon at the end. The tour bus picked us up at Leverinho pier for Lisbon departure. It had been raining the past few days and today was no exception. The bus trip should take a little over 3 hours with a stop at Obidos for lunch.
Even in the rain, we were happy to make a stop to visit Obidos for a few hours. Obidos, also is called "City of Literature", located in historical district of Leiria. It is an UNESCO City of Literature Site since 2015. Obidos remains a well-preserved example of medieval architecture, streets, squares, walls and its castle are popular tourist destinations.
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| The gate of Obidos, entrance to a historic town and a well preserved medieval castle. |
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| Obidos' town gate. |
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Town gate, decorated with beautiful blue tiles.
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| Inside the historic center. |
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| Cobble streets of Obidos with high walled gardens of the old Medina area. |
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Streets in the old medina.
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The town main street which link the Town Gate to the Castle.
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St. Peter's Church.
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| Getting out of the rain. |
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St. James Church, now a bookstore.
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Inside St. James church/bookstore.
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| View of the main street from St. James Church. |
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| A restaurant in the town's marketplace served the delicacy and traditional snack/dish "Pastel de Bacalhau" (codfish fritters). It pairs perfectly with port wine. |
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| Making the "Pastel de Bacalhau" - potato puree, salt cod, eggs, onions and olive oil. |
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| The church of Santa Maria. |
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| The town inside the casle walls. |
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| A view of the town of Obidos, located on a hilltop, encircled by a fortified wall. |
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| Obidos Castle. Besides its military function, it was also a Royal Palace. |
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| Castle gate. |
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| Obidos Castle |
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| Well preserved castle and walls. |
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| Obidos Aqueduct - Commissioned by Queen Catherine of Austria in the 16th century. It carried the water that supplied the fountains of the town. |
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