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Home Portugal Óbidos: Portugal’s Town of Queens Óbidos: Portugal’s Town of Queens Óbidos is a very well-preserved medieval town, around an hour north of Lisbon. And to be honest, it’s one of my favourite places to visit in Portugal. It has a specific charm and really interesting history.
The historic Usseira Aqueduct has been named one of the 7 New Wonders of Portugal.
The historic Usseira Aqueduct has been named as one of the New 7 Wonders of Portugal.
Mezzo-soprano Luisa Francesconi is part of the cast for Orpheus and Eurydice on September 19th and 20th at the Óbidos Opera Festival, which begins this Saturday (September 5th).
The exhibition is an initiative of Égide - Portuguese Association of the Arts, co-organised with the Óbidos Opera Festival, which will take place in the town between the 5th and 20th of September.
A new global surfing competition held in wave pools is set to launch in 2026, featuring an event hosted in Portugal.
Open-pit mining covering 101 hectares with an annual production of 569,100 tonnes concerns the local authority. Public consultation is open until 1 September.
Problems with the wooden mooring structure had already been detected in June, and tape had been placed to block passage.
The new surfing facility in Óbidos is set to launch in December, with reservation slots now available for the public.
Residents in Óbidos can use the vehicles in the town.
Home News Portugal first surf park opens bookings ahead of December launch Portugal first surf park opens bookings ahead of December launch Surfers Cove in Óbidos is offering discounted surf sessions and accommodation vouchers before the country’s first wave pool officially opens later this year.
The first artificial wave park in Portugal only opens in December, but Surfers Cove is already allowing advance bookings for surf sessions and stays with discounts of up to 30%. This tourism and sports project in Óbidos features a mega pool capable of generating 1,000 waves per hour.
The first artificial wave park in Portugal only opens in December, but Surfers Cove is already allowing advance bookings for surf sessions and stays with discounts of up to 30%. This tourism and sports project in Óbidos features a mega pool capable of generating 1000 waves per hour.
Óbidos strengthens its commitment to the festival and to culture. The new advisory board includes, among others, writers Mia Couto, Afonso Cruz, José Eduardo Agualusa, Dulce Maria Cardoso, and Gonçalo M. Tavares.
The 11th edition of the literary festival features several foreign authors. It will take place between October 8 and 18, and one of this year's goals is to plant 200 trees with the help of local schools.
The Óbidos Literary Festival, taking place between 8 and 18 October under the theme 'Beyond the skin', will feature Nobel Prize in Literature winner Jon Fosse among its guests and will mark the launch of a new advisory board.
The Concentra Group, which specialises in insurance and reinsurance brokerage in Spain and Portugal, has announced the integration of Obimedia – Sociedade Mediadora de Seguros, an insurance agent based in Óbidos, in the Leiria district. This operation is part of the group's growth strategy in the Portuguese market and expands its territorial presence to the western region.
One of Portugal’s most iconic liqueurs will take centre stage later this month as the village of Amoreira, near the popular medieval town of Óbidos, hosts the 11th edition of The post Óbidos festival celebrates ‘ginja’ liqueur with live music and tastings appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Making culture, and literature in particular, a true public policy, an example for the country and also an example for Europe, is the main objective of the bid.
The “Babel Classroom” platform allows teachers to lecture normally in Portuguese, while their speech is automatically transcribed and translated in real-time into up to four languages.
A GNR operation in Óbidos led to the arrest of two suspects and the removal of elderly people at risk, as part of an investigation into mistreatment.
The GNR arrested two women on Tuesday, April 28, in Olho Marinho, Óbidos, for suspected mistreatment of the elderly. The suspects, aged 27 and 51, were investigated by the Leiria NIAVE unit following the closure of an illegal care home in Peniche in July 2025. During the operation, police seized evidence and identified two additional elderly individuals in poor conditions, one of whom required hospitalisation. The suspects, who have prior criminal records for similar offences, are awaiting their first judicial interrogation at the Leiria Court.
The detainees are repeat offenders for this type of crime. The GNR found five elderly people who had to be relocated to family members or other institutions.
The investigation began in July 2025, when the care home was closed, and at the time, three elderly people were removed from the premises and sent to family members and licensed institutions.
Until Sunday, Óbidos once again establishes itself as a territory of departure and encounter with the holding of another edition of the Latitudes Festival – Literature and Travelers.
National and international authors will be featured across a programme of around 60 initiatives, participating in literary talks, workshops, concerts, and performances.
The municipality assures that it is “permanently monitoring the evolution of the situation.”
The homicide is believed to have occurred on the day the estate agent disappeared. A suspect has been detained who is said to have had a close relationship with the victim.
