Óbidos

Postcard perfect Óbidos is just a 2 hour bus ride away from Lisbon making it an ideal day trip destination, and a popular tourist spot. The walled medieval village is so small it's easy to explore it without getting overwhelmed, and because Alex and I opted to eat dinner in Lisbon, we only ended up spending the afternoon there. There weren't as many tourists as I was expecting so we never felt crowed walking down the narrow streets. I imagine living in the village would be frustrating, it being so small and such a tourist draw. But the view from the wall ramparts was breathtaking, so perhaps it's a small pice to pay to live in such a beautiful place.

All of the houses are joined together so property lines are shown using the colours red, blue and yellow, painted along the bottoms of the buildings.

 

This bookstore is located in an old church and there are two floors crammed full of all genres of books. The children's book section was amazing and I wish I could read enough Spanish to justify picking up a few of the beautiful books I found there.

You can see the entire village from atop the walls and it takes less than an hour to walk the circumference of the Óbidos.