Continuing on with our road trip exploring Central Portugal we arrived at the impressive Mira De Aire Caves (Grutas Mira de Aire) near Fatima.They are the largest underground caves in Portugal, formed during the Middle Jurassic Age more than 150 million years ago. The caves were only found in 1947, and in 2010were elected one of the “Seven Natural Wonders” of Portugal.
The tour starts with a short film explaining all about the history of how this cave system was found. We then followed
Óbidos is a precious and charming gem in Central Portugal. Wrapped up within the remains of its high ancient walls, it is a visually beautiful town. Being very popular as an easy day trip from Lisbon, it is inundated by tourist crowds during the day, but virtually empty by night time and that was when we enjoyed it the most.
But I am getting ahead of myself here, before I tell you more about our stay in Óbidos, let’s rewind back to my last blog post as we left Sintra