Last night's Aire was conveniently placed about 5 mins walk from the town. As with most of these fortified towns Obidos is built on top of a prominent rock, with the castle at one end and a town wall all the way around. A significant aqueduct enters the town from the Southern side which is about 1000 metres in length.
The town inside is higgledy piggledy and although quite touristy is nevertheless very quant and a pleasant place to spend a couple of hours.
In the afternoon we visited Alcobaça on our way to Batalha. The Cistercian monastery here was built in 1153 and soon became the most powerful monastery in Portugal. The architecture is the most impressive we have yet seen in Portugal. Strangely enough the monks kitchen impressed me greatly, with its massive chimney mounted on 8 cast iron legs, and the huge preparation tables and basins.
Next we position to Batalha
Next piccies are Alcobaça
