The typically Portuguese Baroque campanile of the church of São Tiago in Óbidos, Centro, Portugal, is flanked by two towers of Óbidos Castle. The church, originally built in 1186 but destroyed in the 1755 earthquake and rebuilt in 1772, was for the sole use of the Royal family on their stays in Óbidos. It is located inside the town walls, next to the castle entrance, and is viewed here through the church’s gateway.
Óbidos, Centro, Portugal: The church of São Tiago, with its typically Portuguese Baroque campanile, flanked by two towers of Óbidos castle. The church is located inside the town walls, next to the castle entrance, and is viewed here through the church’s gateway. Originally built in 1186 but destroyed in the 1755 earthquake and rebuilt in 1772, São Tiago was for the sole use of the Royal family on their stays in Óbidos. Although the name Óbidos derives from the Latin “oppidum”, meaning “walled city”, the town dates back to Portugal’s Celtic period and was only later taken over by the Romans in the 1st century AD. The Romans created the city of Eburobrittium and were followed by the Visigoths and other Germanic tribes in the 5th century. The Moors took over in the 8th century and, finally, Portugal’s first king, Alphonso Henriques, conquered the town in 1149. Óbidos is known as the “wedding present town” because it was a gift King Dinis gave to Queen Isabel on their wedding day in 1282. Óbidos then became the property of Portuguese queens until the 1800s.
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Location: Óbidos, Centro, Portugal
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