Obidos Tours

If you want an experience that will make you travel back in time then this day trip to the Medieval town of Obidos is the experience for you.

North of Lisbon you will find the true medieval town of Obidos, considered by many the prettiest town in Portugal.

Throughout the centuries the Kings have given this town as a gift to the Portuguese Queens being aware of its character and strategic importance to the region.

In Obidos all of this royal tradition was kept till today including the old wall that surrounds the whole city.

Accompanied by our English speaking guide you will enter the walled town and all of a sudden you will be surrounded by pretty houses all immaculately white washed and framed with blue and yellow stripes in a contrast worth of a thousand pictures.

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Don't be surprised by the smell of sugar and alcohol as you walk by since the local cherry liquor served in a chocolate cup is the most well known appetizer.

Passing by the main square and Church of Santa Maria you will reach the castle, transformed into a beautiful Pousada and, from its ramparts you will be able to say that you now know what life was like in the past.

Obidos, Nazare, Fatima and Batalha Day Trip

Take a fascinating day trip from Lisbon to visit three of the seven Portugal Wonders and the Sanctuary of 'Our Lady' at Fatima. This tour also visits two UNESCO World Heritage sites and includes lunch at the picturesque medieval fishing village of Nazar.

Heading north from Lisbon on this day trip into a bygone era, your first stop is Obidos. This fortified village of whitewashed houses and narrow streets has a distinctly medieval atmosphere and is a great place to relax and watch the world go by.

At Alcobaca you will visit the famous Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and also the biggest Gothic style church in Portugal. Lunch is taken at Nazare, renowned as being one of Portugal's most colorful and traditional fishing villages. At Stio it is possible to enjoy a beautiful view over the beach and Atlantic Ocean.

In the afternoon you will visit the wonderful Batalha Monastery, another UNESCO World Heritage site and a masterpiece in Gothic style with beautiful stained-glass windows. Finally, you will arrive at the world-famous pilgrimage site of Fatima, where 'Our Lady' appeared in 1917. You will have free time in Fatima to visit the Shrine.

Just outside Fatima in Ajulstrel, you'll see the houses of the three shepherd children - Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta - to whom the vision of Our Lady appeared. The return journey to Lisbon is made via a rich agricultural region so you can relax and enjoy the views at the end of a memorable day.

Private Tour to Obidos, Nazare, Alcobaca or Batalha and Fatima

This West Region tour allows you to learn about the patrimonial 'masterpieces' of Portugal. You have as an option to visit Alcobaca or Batalha. Included in this tour is a visit to Fatima, the religious capital of Portugal, and an essential place to visit for many people.

However, if religion doesn't interest you, you can visit both Batalha and Alcobaca instead.

Start with a visit to Fatima and its Sanctuary, the site where Our Lady of Fatima appeared in 1917. Since then, millions of pilgrims go there to pay their promises to pray or just to feel its mystical strength. The Sanctuary Square is so big that it can only be described by numbers: it can receive simultaneously 300,000 visitors and it's twice the size of St. Peter's Square in the Vatican.

From Fatima, continue to the Monastery of Batalha, (or Alcobaca as an option) the biggest example in Portugal of the late gothic Portuguese style, where you can find a mix of the gothic style with the Manuelino Art - symbol of the Portuguese maritime expansion.

If you choose to go to Alcobaca instead then you will visit the famous 12th century monastery. This monastery is not only a beautiful architectural example, but it also has the monuments in memory of King D. Pedro I and D. Ines de Castro.

After lunch in the fishing village of Nazare, your last stop of the day will invite you to travel back in time to the true medieval town of Obidos. In Obidos all of this royal tradition of Portuguese Kings and Queens was kept till today including the old wall that surrounds the city.