# A Christmas Sunday in Óbidos with Children: Vila Natal, Lunch on Rua Direita and Ginja

The Óbidos Vila Natal Christmas park with an ice rink, lunch on Rua Direita, the bookshop inside a church and a ginja. An hour from Lisbon, in December.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/obidos/itineraries/christmas-with-children-at-vila-natal · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:00 · Salida: 1 h by car (along the A8 to exit 15 · park outside the walls)
- 10:00 · Óbidos Vila Natal, Christmas inside the walls (buy the 10:00 session beforehand · ice rink, Santa's house and puppets)
  - 2 min on foot
- 13:30 · Alcaide Restaurant (Restaurante Alcaide · Rua Direita, 60 · salt cod and meat · €€ · Sunday from 12:00 to 15:00 · closed on Wednesday) · Alcaide Restaurant, €€
  - 3 min on foot
- 15:00 · Livraria de Santiago, a bookshop inside a church (bookshop in the former church, next to the castle · free)
  - 4 min on foot
- 15:45 · Ginja de Óbidos in a chocolate cup on Rua Direita (in a little chocolate cup · the family ticket includes two ginjas)
- 16:30 · Vuelta (you reach Lisbon around 17:45)

Every winter Óbidos sets up a ticketed Christmas park inside its walls: Óbidos Vila Natal. In 2026 the theme is Pinocchio and puppets, and it runs from 27 November to 3 January. This Sunday is designed for going with children from Lisbon: the first session of the morning at the park, lunch on Rua Direita without moving the car and, in the afternoon, the bookshop inside a church and ginja in a little chocolate cup before heading back.

## The day, hour by hour

9:00 · Departure. Along the A8, about 85 km, to exit 15 (Óbidos). Park in the car parks outside the walls, next to the Porta da Vila: in December they fill up early.

10:00 · Óbidos Vila Natal. The park is in the Cerca do Castelo, next to the castle: you walk up Rua Direita. It is open from 10:00 to 19:00 with timed-session tickets; buy the 10:00 one on the event's website before setting out. It costs €12 from age 12 and €8 from 3 to 11; the family ticket for two adults and two children, €36, includes two ginjas. Inside there is an ice rink, Santa's house, a carousel, rides from the story of Pinocchio, a puppet theatre and a Christmas market. Allow a good three hours.

13:30 · Lunch at Restaurante Alcaide. At number 60 Rua Direita, a few minutes from the park. Portuguese cooking: the house salt cod, the "requinte de bacalhau" or, for meat, the tournedos with Serra cheese. On Sunday it serves lunch from 12:00 to 15:00. Book: in December the town is full. Closed on Wednesday and on 24 and 25 December.

15:00 · Livraria de Santiago. A bookshop in the former church of Santiago, next to the castle, with shelves where the pews used to be. Free entry; there are children's books.

15:45 · Ginja. Óbidos's sour-cherry liqueur in a little chocolate cup, on Rua Direita. If you bought the family ticket, you already have two.

16:30 · Heading back. You are in Lisbon around 17:45.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
A8 from Lisbon to exit 15, about 85 km.

### Without a car
There are direct buses from Lisbon that stop in front of the Porta da Vila; check the Sunday timetables before going.

## Consejos

### Buy the session beforehand
The first ones in the morning are the quietest.

### Coat and gloves
The ice rink and the afternoon on the walls are cold.

### Book lunch
In December there is no table on Rua Direita at midday without a reservation.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### When is Óbidos Vila Natal in 2026?
From 27 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, from 10:00 to 19:00, on days with sessions.

### How much does the ticket cost?
€12 from age 12, €8 from 3 to 11 and €36 for a family of two adults and two children.

### Where can you eat in Óbidos on a December Sunday?
Restaurante Alcaide and Petrarum Domus are open on Sunday on Rua Direita. Book.

### Can you go from Lisbon without a car?
Yes, by direct bus to the Porta da Vila.