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It's a picture-perfect mediaeval town of about 3,000, 100 km north of Lisbon, surrounded by a fortified wall.  
   

It's a picture-perfect mediaeval town of about 3,000, 100 km north of Lisbon, surrounded by a fortified wall.

Óbidos - an inimitable mediaeval town

August 30th 2015
Every country has at least one historic town that is considered to be its crowning glory. In Canada that town is arguably Quebec City: in Portugal it’s unquestionably Óbidos, which has been declared a national monument. Originally a Moorish stronghold, it was captured by King Afonso Enriques in 1148. Thereafter a castle was built, and both the castle and the surrounding town were enlarged, enco ... read more
Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley » Óbidos

Portuguese Flag Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more
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