Óbidos, Portugal

 Our tour took us to this town in Portugal for a brief look.  While Karen shopped, I walked the walls, well, as much as I could. Óbidos, Portugal 

The castle is at the top of the image, but my walk started near the bottom where the main gate to the town is. Annoyingly Blogger has uploaded my photos in reverse order, so while I went clockwise, the images will start with the castle and work back.

There was no fencing and parts were quiet challenging.

It was a very pretty town

and provides an excellent location for a Medieval Market each July.

The church is now a bookshop, but by this time I had run out of time,

This was as far as I could get walking the walls.  

About a third of the way around.

I had to clamber down this rockface to continue.

This was what blocked the way.

I did say there were no fences to the wall walk.

But there were stunning views.

The original hole in the wall,

although I don't think you could withdraw any money.

The dead centre of Obidos.

Note early wind farm.

Hard to see in the photo,

but there are modern windmills across the skyline.

Karen is down in there busy shopping.