[1/2] We entered the walled medieval city of Óbidos via Porta da Vila, the main gate built c. 1376 CE, which integrates a small baroque chapel lined with azulejo | tiles depicting biblical scenes, installed c. 1740–45 (📷1). Rua da Direita is the main cobbled street leading from the gate to the castle, lined with shops, cafés & traditional (guest) houses (📷2). Muralhas de Óbidos | the town walls are well-preserved & make for an alternative route from Porta da Vila to the castle (📷3), although some fellow visitors seemed unnerved by the absence of railings. Castelo de Óbidos | Óbidos Castle was originally Moorish; it was expanded following the Christian reconquest. The Governor’s Palace was rebuilt in the 16th C. & has been a hotel/ restaurant since 1948. Adjacent is Igreja-Livraria de Santiago, a former church converted into a bookshop—in keeping with the town’s status as a UNESCO Creative City of Literature (📷4).

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