Find A New Life Between Caldas Da Rainha And Óbidos

Hello everybody.
Back on the road, today we came to visit two beautiful locations, Caldas da Rainha and Óbidos.
As always, before telling the brief review of our day, here's the vídeo time line.
00:00 - Caldas da Rainha
06:06 - On the way to a 500 year old fruit market
17:29 - Let's get to know the Queen Dona Leonor Forest
24:28 - The thermal baths building
33:41 - A short walk along one of the city's main streets
37:37 - See some typical crafts from Caldas da Rainha
41:08 - Óbidos
41:25 - Surprisingly, we found a used things fair
48:17 - We will enter the medieval walls of the town of Óbidos
49:54 - Drinking a "Ginginha" and eating chocolate
51:21 - A tour through the village streets
55:55 - Entering the second medieval walls
01:03:51 - Continuing the tour through the village streets
01:10:13 - Visiting the first church
01:17:58 - Visiting the second church
01:21:30 - Goodbye and see you next time.

Caldas da rainha
Is a city full of history located in the district of Leiria, municipality of Caldas da Rainha.
Around here we can find a very calm, clean city, with a very clean and pleasant garden/forest, a spa with thermal waters, a fresh fruit market that is over 500 years old, among other things.
As soon as we arrived we talked about the main figure of this city, Queen Dona Leonor (1458-1525), that reigned from 1481 to 1495.
Next we went to visit the Fruit Square, which, according to history, is around 500 years old.
This market still operates today in the original location where it began its activity during the 15th century.
According to legend, the square where the market takes place was offered by Queen Dona Leonor herself to farmers in the region to sell their products.
This is the only open-air market in Portugal that runs daily. Have you ever thought about how convenient it is to find fresh fruit every day in an open-air market, and with the certainty that most of these products come from local producers?
Right next door we went to visit the Dona Leonor forest, which, as the name suggests, was planted by the Queen herself to protect the thermal water springs that supply the Rainha D. Leonor Thermal Hospital.
It is a forest of around 17 hectares full of biodiversity and beauty.
Within this garden, there is the José Malhoa Museum, where a collection of paintings and sculptures from the 19th and 20th centuries by the painter José Malhoa is on display.
It's worth the visit.
Then we left for Rainha D. Leonor Thermal Hospital. Founded in 1485 by Queen D. Leonor, this Thermal Hospital, which is around 500 years old, is the oldest in the world.
You should take a look at this hospital because it has numerous benefits for your health especially in the scope of the respiratory system, rheumatic and skeletal muscles..
After a brief walk through some streets of the city, about 6.5 km (4 miles) away we went to visit Óbidos.
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Óbidos
Is a village located in the district of Leiria, municipality of Óbidos.
It is a very well preserved village, part of which is surrounded by a medieval wall that gives it a touch of special beauty.
It's very easy to be dazzled by the flower-filled streets of this small village. In addition to the beauty that we can visit every day, this location also offers many cultural events, namely, the best known are the International Chocolate Festival, the Medieval Market and Óbidos Vila Natal.
A must do in Óbidos: climb the walls; drink a Ginjinha in a chocolate glass.

Why choose Caldas da Rainha for holidays or to live?
Relatively close to Lisbon, Excellent access roads nearby (motorway), Historic city, calm and full of cultural events, Clean city, Beach within walking distance, Good quality of life in general.

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Useful contacts:
Parish council of Caldas da Rainha: (+351) 262 832 729
GNR (Police - National Republican Guard) of Caldas da Rainha: (+351) 262 830 180
National Emergency Number: 112

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