The Amoreira Aqueduct in Obidos, built at the behest of Catherine of Austria in 1575.
The aqueduct leads from somewhere in the distance to inside the town walls
Perched on a hill rising out of an agricultural plain, Óbidos is one of Portugal’s picturesque gems. From its lofty centre one gazes upon expanses of vineyards speckled with whirling windmills and terracotta-roofed homesteads. Nearer...