Private Tour to Obidos: Windmills, Vineyards and Flowery Villages from Lisbon

Pick-up from your hotel/accommodation in Lisbon Do not worry about traveling by public transport or sharing your tour and choose comfort and safety in the company of your guide who will pick you up at your hotel in a comfortable vehicle with the Clean & Safe seal guarantee assigned by the Portuguese Tourism Board. This tour is designed for those who want to get away from the traditional tours and have a more authentic and unique experience. Travel time from Lisbon to Sobral de Monte Agraço is approximately 45 min (45km)

Visit to the Church of Santo Quintino - Sobral de Monte Agraço Start the day by visiting the amazing Church of Santo Quintino! One of the most beautiful and extraordinary (isolated) Gothic-Manueline church in Portugal. With its interior walls entirely decorated with tile panels from the 17th and 18th centuries, the Church of Santo Quintino dazzles any architecture and art lover, being therefore a place that deserves a careful visit. You will understand why this church is referred to as a "Tile Museum". Classified as a National Monument since 1910, it was built by King Dom Manuel I in 1520.

Visit a small and friendly medieval village with a pillory and a church with a Manueline style portal and a baroque interior and several flowery streets. Around the village there is a beautiful landscape with several wineries.

Chapel Our Lady of the Snows and the ruins of the first Dominican monastery At the top of Serra de Montejunto, you will visit the Santuário de Nossa Senhora das Neves (Santuary of Our Lady of the Snows) - 13th century. Next to the chapel are the ruins of the first Dominican monastery established in Portugal. A place of pilgrimages since medieval times until nowadays (annually in August), it is known that the construction of the chapel predates that of the Dominican convent, built on top of the mountain in the 13th century. The chapel is clearly related to the convent as it is attached to it, on the side of the building there is a tile panel alluding to the history of the Dominican Order. Currently, the chapel excels in simplicity, highlighting the image of Our Lady of the Snows from the 16th century.

Visit the Serra de Montejunto (Montejunto Moutain), referred to as the “Varanda da Estremadura” (Balcony of the Estremadura Provence). It received this name because of its viewpoints and wide landscapes that invite the visitor's gaze to observe the magnificent landscapes meandered by windmills and Pastors accompanied by their herds of goats. From the "Balcony" you can observe the Portuguese Coast from Sintra to Nazare. Classified as a Protected Landscape in 1999, the Serra de Montejunto presents itself as one of the last refuges for many species of animals and plants. As a bird sanctuary, it has about 75 species that nest under its protection, some of which are considered in danger of extinction.

Royal Ice Factory Interpretation Centre Being a landmark of industrial archeology, it is the only one of its kind in Portugal and Europe, being a symbol of medieval technology. Internationally considered unique, thanks to the originality of its structures and good preservation conditions, the complex of the ‘Real Fábrica do Gelo’ (Royal Ice Factory) was built around 1741 in the Montejunto hills. “It is said that when the month of September came, shallow tanks were filled with water and during the night it was expected that the cold would freeze it. When the ice formed, the factory guard went on horseback to the village of Pragança and, with a bugle, woke the workers. Before sunrise, with arduous and hard work, the ice sheets were broken, the fragments piled up and then carried to the storage silos, where the ice was conserved until the arrival of summer. “ (Text taken from the Natural.PT website)

You will complete the tour in the flowery village of Obidos. This fortified village is one of the ex-libris of Portuguese heritage and will be a surprise to you, since it is a medieval village surrounded by the walls of its castle, serving as a living, inhabited testimony that has remained almost unchanged since the end of the XVII century. Walking through the streets of Óbidos is to make an appointment with the past, through its sidewalks and Gothic houses from the 16th and 17th centuries.

It was a great day and it is time to return to your hotel in Lisbon. We hope to see you again soon on another visit in Portugal. You will be able to choose a Drop-off location different from the Pick-up one, provided it is in Lisbon. See you soon!