With fully intact 13th century walls, Obidos passed through the hands of the Celts, Phoenicians, Romans and Moors, was given as a gift from King Dinis I to Queen Isabel in 1282 and for 550 years remained the property of Portugese queens who sponsored the construction of churches, town improvements, and a 16th-century aqueduct and by surviving the 1755 earthquake is now a storied town housing 3,100 inhabitants within it’s historic walls. The moment we entered I was completely captured by the colors and heritage, breathing the history, capturing the bright mid-day light across the time I was there.
The 13th century walls surrounding the city are completely intact and walkable forming a roughly 1 mile loop.