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May 20, 2024

　　The main gate of Óbidos' historic centre bears the King João IV-ordered inscription, 'A Virgem Nossa Senhora foi concebida sem pecado original' ('The Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin'). The gate features a chapel and a gorgeous blue-and-white-tiled baroque balcony. It dates to around 1380.

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Museu Municipal
Estremadura
　　Located in an 18th-century manor house just next to Igreja de Santa Maria, the town’s museum houses a small collection of paintings spanning several centuries. The highlight is a haunting portrait by Josefa de Óbidos, Beneficiado Faustino das Neves (1670), remarkable for its dramatic use of light and shade. ...
Santuário do Senhor da Pedra
Estremadura
　　Below town this imposing, if a little ramshackle, church is an 18th-century baroque gem in need of some tender loving care. It's worth the stroll down here for the unusual hexagonal interior; in the altar is the stone sculpture of Christ crucified that gives the place its name. ...
Muro de Óbidos
Estremadura
　　Óbidos' dramatic, fully intact Moorish wall imposingly surrounds the historical centre of town and stretches in a completed loop of 1560m, all of which can be walked across the top, at a height of 13m in some spots (not including the towers). There are four staircases accessing the wall, but...
Aqueduto de Óbidos
Estremadura
　　The impressive 3km-long aqueduct, southeast of the main gate, dates from the 16th century. ...
Porta da Vila
Estremadura
　　The main gate of Óbidos' historic centre bears the King João IV-ordered inscription, 'A Virgem Nossa Senhora foi concebida sem pecado original' ('The Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin'). The gate features a chapel and a gorgeous blue-and-white-tiled baroque balcony. It dates to around 1380. ...
Castelo de Óbidos
Estremadura
　　You can walk around the unprotected muro (wall) for uplifting views over the town and surrounding countryside. The walls date from Moorish times (later restored), but the castelo (castle) itself is one of Dom Dinis’ 13th-century creations. It has a stern edifice, with lots of towers, battlements and big gates....
Igreja de Santa Maria
Estremadura
　　The town’s elegant main church, near the northern end of Rua Direita, stands out for its interior, with a wonderful painted ceiling and walls done up in beautiful blue-and-white 17th-century azulejos. Paintings by the renowned 17th-century artist Josefa de Óbidos are to the right of the altar. There’s a fine...
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