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PORTUGAL / WEST AND TAGUS VALLEY / ÓBIDOS

Through the gate, into a town still being lived.

Eight places connect walls, art, worship and water. Plan the lanes inside and roads outside separately. Not every wall walk has protection; check access and weather before proceeding.

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Where shall we start today?

Places to get to know the city · 8

These are visiting areas, not administrative boundaries. The buildings do not form one continuous walking route.

Óbidos

City map

Choose an area, then a number. Discover a building and the life nearby.

8 / 8 buildings
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Choose a number · lines connect to reference locations

CoastlineMunicipal outline

© OpenStreetMap contributors · DGT / CAOP

Buildings by number · 8
Map notes and sources

North is up; locations use recorded coordinates. Areas help organise your visit. This map does not show roads or walking routes.

Building reference points; numbered labels are moved for easier selection. Check entrances and visiting conditions on the building page.

Simplified geographic lines; view centred on the buildings. Coastline: OpenStreetMap (2026-10-23). Municipal outlines are reference data, not legal boundaries or navigation guidance.

Reference points come from the sources listed on each building page. Check visit conditions and public entrances before setting out.

Óbidos Castle and Walls · Archive photograph
Óbidos Castle and Walls · Archive photograph · Photographed on 2021-09-09
Photo source and licence

Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

Original photograph page ↗

Cropped preview; see the original photograph. The photograph does not confirm the venue’s present condition.

OBI-001Castle and northern end

Óbidos Castle and Walls

Historic building · Check open areas

Read towers, walls and roofs from public ground. Map lines are not wall walks; avoid closed or unprotected sections.

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Town Gate · Archive photograph
Town Gate · Archive photograph · Photographed on 2021-09-09
Photo source and licence

Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

Original photograph page ↗

Cropped preview; see the original photograph. The photograph does not confirm the venue’s present condition.

OBI-002Within the walls

Town Gate

Historic building · Check open areas

Keep the passage clear and compare light inside and outside. Pause somewhere wider when it is busy.

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Abílio de Mattos e Silva Museum · Archive photograph
Abílio de Mattos e Silva Museum · Archive photograph · Photographed on 2021-07-13
Photo source and licence

Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0

Original photograph page ↗

Cropped preview; see the original photograph. The photograph does not confirm the venue’s present condition.

OBI-005Within the walls

Abílio de Mattos e Silva Museum

Museum · Check opening and tickets

Visit according to museum arrangements and notice the distance between an object and your viewing position.

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Usseira Aqueduct · Archive photograph
Usseira Aqueduct · Archive photograph · Photographed on 2011-09-14
Photo source and licence

Raquel N. Rodrigues · CC BY-SA 3.0

Original photograph page ↗

Cropped preview; see the original photograph. The photograph does not confirm the venue’s present condition.

OBI-006Water and surroundings

Usseira Aqueduct

Historic building · Check open areas

Observe only from permitted ground; do not climb onto the channel. Check roads and crossings outside town.

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