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Andreas Rosquist Óbidos Portugal May 2009 Nice place to visit in Portugal! www.easyace.net
received its first foral (charter) in 1195, under the reign of Sancho I. In 1210, King Afonso II donated the village to his wife, Queen Urraca. Since then Óbidos has often belonged to the Queens of Portugal, giving rise to its informal title as Vila das Rainhas (Queens' village). Several Queens enriched the village with donations from the Middle Ages until the 16th century. The castle of Óbidos and the walls of the village were remodelled under King Dinis I.It is made out of local limestone ...