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Slideshow, video and photos JT(Porto-Portugal) jorgetavares.planetaclix.pt One of the Seven Wonders of Portugal (Portuguese: Sete Maravilhas de Portugal) is a list of cultural wonders located in Portugal. Óbidos Castle O castelo e as muralhas de Óbidos The village of Óbidos keeps centuries of history between its walls. Óbidos is a medieval walled town (vila) of around 3100 inhabitants in the district of Leiria, Portugal. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. The name of the town derives from the Latin term oppidum, meaning "citadel", or "fortified city". The area was taken from the Moors in 1148, and the town received its first charter in 1195, under the reign of Sancho I. A vila de Óbidos guarda séculos de história entre as suas muralhas. Com um vasto património de arquitectura religiosa e vestígios histórico-monumentais. The village of Óbidos keeps centuries of history between its walls. With a vast patrimony of religious architecture and description-monumental vestiges. The Castle of Óbidos is situated in the village of same name, District of Leiria, in Portugal. O Castelo de Óbidos localiza-se na vila de mesmo nome, Freguesia de Santa Maria, Concelho de Óbidos, Distrito de Leiria, em Portugal.
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