Conference Dinner

The conference dinner will include a visit to historical village of Obidos by bus followed by a traditional Portuguese dinner. This official conference dinner will be animated by a Folklore Group. Casual dressing. Tickets for this can be bought at the welcome desk.

Óbidos Description:

A mediaeval gem only five kilometers from Caldas da Rainha. This town is carefully preserved inside the walls of it's castle. Óbidos is a picture-postcard town, flower-covered balconies, whitewashed houses, roofs of orange tiles and narrow cobblestone streets -- all surrounded by Moorish walls and dominated by an old castle. This tiny walled town has hardly changed at all since the middle ages. It started its existence as a fortress on the sea but the bay silted up leaving the town without a purpose. In 1228 King Dinis paused at Óbidos. His wife so admired the charm of the town, he gave it to her as a present. Since then, the whole town, which has been classified as a National Monument, was traditionally the gift of the Kings of Portugal to their Queens.

The village is so small it can be easily explored on foot.

Some photos from Óbidos (note: this page may take a while to load):

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