Poets' Tower in Óbidos

Torre de Maneys are two buildings, a medieval stone tower, and a common house in the village, connected by a covered bridge.
In the tower are the common areas distributed in two floors and a library mezzanine. In the house across the street are 4 of the 5 bedrooms. the price is for 4 bedrooms. The fifth bedroom is independent, and can be rented on request, for an additional € 70 per night.
Because of the topography of the village, one can enter the houses on each floor, which allows a curious relationship with the exterior and public space.
The dining room and the kitchen are upstairs downstairs and extend onto the little Place and the Street.
On the upper floor, with the entrance, is a room with a fireplace, which is my favorite corner to read in the winter evenings. The double height library with mezzanine is the favorite room for socializing, listening to music or watching a movie. Fiction and poetry books are on the mezzanine shelves, in Portuguese, English, French, Spanish and Italian.
Rooms with private bathroom, TV, WIFI and air conditioning, heat and cold. On the side of the tower is a suite with access to the terrace.
The terrace overlooking the village, ramparts and fields in the distance. A pergola creates shade and a place to sit, read or eat. There is a flat rise up to the kitchen.
The patio is one of the possible entrances, a space sheltered from the wind and the sun to be outside.
Overview
The whole house is air conditioned, with central heating with hot water.
WIFI is everywhere.
The circulation between the two buildings goes up and down the stairs.
It is an old building with fairly open railings, unsuitable for small children.


Town
Óbidos is a special place for vacation. You can walk everywhere. Get lost in the medieval, sunny and flowery alleys, taking your time to observe the details of the constructions and spaces that surround us, houses, churches, squares. At each corner there is a surprise, small spaces to sit in the sun, endless winding slopes, the ramparts at the end of an alley, offer us the contrasts of the small spaces of the village, with the large dimension of the territory. beyond the walls, vineyards, orchards, and the mountains in the distance.
The main street “Rua Direita” is full of craft shops, wineries, cafes and restaurants.
The Óbidos literary village project offers us several (6) bookstores with contemporary authors, but also used books, and rare editions.
Always on foot we leave the city by agricultural sites which lead us to the Lagoon and the Sea, or inside to the neighboring hills and fields.

Arrival
Óbidos is 74km from Lisbon via the A8 motorway. There is a direct bus (Rodoviária do Tejo, leaving from the Campo Grande metro station), which stops at the entrance to the village. To explore the region a car is recommended.
Access to the historic center is limited to loading and unloading the car, which can reach the door of Torre de Maneys. Outside the ramparts there is a large unpaid car park.

Explore the region
The region is varied as a landscape, and rich in historical heritage and human occupation.
The sea has a strong presence, with the fishing ports of Peniche and Nazaré, and the beaches which unfurl in continuity between the two. The landscape along the coast is very beautiful.
Peniche has become a world surf destination
Nazaré has giant waves (the largest wave in the world), or come to surf the great professionals.
The land is very fertile and was cultivated by the monks of Cister, from the Monastery of Alcobaça, who since the 15th century have transformed the region with innovations in agriculture, creating a prosperous community. This tradition has survived, and now the region is rich in orchards, vineyards, and horticulture, which define a humanized and unique landscape.
The undulating topography, in a succession of cultivated mountains and valleys, creates a beautiful landscape for hiking.

towns
The cities are interesting, not only from the historical and monumental point of view, but also in everyday life.
Caldas da Rainha is a Spa town, with the oldest thermal baths in Europe. There is a market for fresh produce, vegetables and fruit, every day in the Main Square.