| Duration: | 9 Hour(s) - 0 Minute(s) |
| Tour Category: | Full Day Tours |
Fátima and Óbidos – Full Day 9 hours
This tour will show us Fátima, the religious capital of Portugal, and the magnificent medieval
town of Óbidos.
Meeting with your private guide at the hotel lobby. We will start the day with a visit to Fátima and
its Sanctuary (one hour from Lisbon), the site where Our Lady of Fátima 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.
Continue to the beautiful and very ancient walled town called Óbidos.
A medieval city surrounded by the walls of the castle with picturesque narrow streets, whitewashed houses, iron balconies, flower pots in every window. Inhabited by Romans and Arabs, this was the dwelling place of the Portuguese court for more than 500 years. We’ll walk through the feudal streets up to the main square close to the highest castletower, from where you can enjoy a nice view over the countryside and Óbidos.
Walking the ramparts, visitors can enjoy views of windmills, vineyards and surrounding farmlands. Time to visit the many handicraft shops and wine taverns with the local liqueur “Ginginha”.
Just walk around and let the streets lead you into the steep alleyways with colourfully framed
houses.
After the visit, return to the hotel.
