Obidos: The Village of the Witch Queens and the Templar Code - self-guided tour

Full Version: Obidos: The Village of the Witch Queens and the Templar Code - self-guided tour Do you think Óbidos is just a charming medieval village? You've only been told half the story. For 700 years, this walled town was the wedding gift from the Kings to their Queens. They called it the Vila das Rainhas - the Town of Queens. But it wasn't a gift of love. It was a golden prison, a laboratory of power where what was forbidden in Lisbon was practiced. On this immersive 10-stop audiotour, you will cross the Porta da Vila and enter the other side of history. You will discover: The alchemical code hidden in the blue-tiled chapel of Porta da Vila Why the Queen's aqueduct cured madness and was watched by the Inquisition The story of the feiticeiras of Óbidos, the healer women burned at the Pelourinho pillory The secret vanitas message that the painter Josefa de Óbidos left in the Igreja de Santa Maria The triangular castle and its connection to the Knights Templar The legend of the Moura Encantada who still guards a treasure beneath the walls The hexagonal sanctuary, a Christianized pagan temple with the Seal of Solomon This is not a history tour. It's an investigation into female power, alchemy, and the secrets that the stones still keep.