The Óbidos City Guides answer what nearly every visitor to this walled village ends up wondering: where to drink ginja from a chocolate cup, where to sit down to a proper dinner instead of a picture menu by the gate, how to walk the walls and browse the bookshops before the coaches from Lisbon roll in, and which lagoon beach, surf town or Gothic monastery to add once the village is done. Each guide is a short, honest list that tells you why a place deserves your time, what to order or look for and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser as soon as you have paid.
About the Óbidos City Guides
- 61 places
- 3 guides
- 5 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The three Óbidos guides
Food guide
20 places
Ginja and pastries, restaurants inside and just below the walls, grilled fish by the lagoon at Foz do Arelho and along the coast, plus markets and wine.
Things to do guide
21 places
The wall walk, the gate and the castle, tiled churches and the paintings of Josefa de Óbidos, bookshops in a church and a market hall, then the lagoon, beaches and nearby towns.
Day trips guide
20 places
Atlantic beaches and the lagoon, Peniche, the Berlengas and the Nazaré cliffs, Caldas da Rainha and the Bombarral gardens, and the monasteries and pilgrim towns inland.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
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Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
A Nova Casa de Ramiro
Rua da Biquinha, just below the walls
An old house with a big open fireplace a few steps outside the walls, and the restaurant locals name first. Share the duck for two or go for the Mozambique prawns, then pick something from the dessert trolley; with wine, count on €35 to €50 each. From the food guide.
Livraria de São Tiago | Óbidos
Largo de São Tiago, next to the castle
Bookshelves fill a former church right up to the altar, with titles in several languages. This is the shop people point to when they explain why UNESCO made Óbidos a City of Literature. From the things to do guide.
Fort of Peniche
Peniche harbour, 10 min on foot from the bus station
Built in the 16th century to guard the coast, later a high-security jail where the Salazar regime locked up political prisoners, and now the National Museum of Resistance and Freedom. The cells and the 1960 escape are explained clearly in English; give it about an hour and a half. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Óbidos
Day one: come through the gate early, or wait for late afternoon when the day-trip coaches have gone, and walk the walls before you look at the tiles of the Church of Saint Mary and the work of Josefa de Óbidos in the municipal museum. Browse the bookshop inside the São Tiago church, have a ginja in a chocolate cup and book dinner just outside the walls on Rua da Biquinha. Day two: head for the coast, either the sandbar beach at Foz do Arelho with a fish lunch on the seafront, or Peniche with its fort and the Cabo Carvoeiro cliffs at sunset. For a rainy or slow day, go to Caldas da Rainha for the morning fruit market on the main square, the Bordallo Pinheiro ceramics shop and an hour in the Dom Carlos I park.
Questions about the Óbidos guides
What do the Óbidos City Guides include?
Three guides covering 61 places: food, things to do and day trips, for the walled village itself and for the lagoon, the Oeste coast and the towns around it. Each entry explains why it is worth going, where it is, opening notes and one tip you can use.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links show up on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to create.
Can I use the Óbidos guides without internet?
Yes. Load each guide once while connected and it will work offline from then on, ticks and notes included. Opening a place in maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Óbidos guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99 and all three together are €13.98.
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