Vineyards of the West - Sierra Montejunto - Buddha Eden departure Óbidos
Óbidos Municipality, Portugal
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 8 hours
Starting in the medieval town of Óbidos, (pick-up in your hotel) you will discover the vineyards of the West where you will make a wine tasting after visit de farmhouse, the price it`s 9€ person paid directly to Gradil farmhouse.Then we will go to Sierra de Montejunto to visit the oldest factory Ice Portugal and dazzle with the stunning views. From there we will visit the unexpected and stunning Buddha Eden, the largest Buddhist garden in Europe. The tour has its end in Óbidos at the same point where it started.
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Starting in the medieval town of Óbidos, (pick-up in your hotel) you will discover the vineyards of the West where you will make a wine tasting after visit de farmhouse, the price it`s 9€ person paid directly to Gradil farmhouse.Then we will go to Sierra de Montejunto to visit the oldest factory Ice Portugal and dazzle with the stunning views. From there we will visit the unexpected and stunning Buddha Eden, the largest Buddhist garden in Europe. The tour has its end in Óbidos at the same point where it started.
The West Country is located north of Lisbon, consisting of a strip of territory along the Atlantic that has great geographical, cultural and historical diversity.
This tour allows to know the most southern part of the western region which is bordered by Sierra Montejunto by farmland with its orchards, mainly pear and apples, and the extensive vineyards, farmhouse Gradil one of the largest and most emblematic . In addition to the vineyard, farm and proof of wines, can enjoy a special lunch by reservation. If you want lunch there, cost 21 euros per person paid directly to Quinta do Gradil, please to contact us so we can make the reservation.
Finally the “cherry on the top of the cake”: the visit of the Quinta dos Lóridos, where the impressive Buddha Eden - the largest oriental garden in Europe, can be found.
The oriental garden with around 35 hectares of land was created as a reaction to the destruction of the Buddhas of Banyan, in which one of the greatest acts of cultural barbarity took place, erasing masterpieces of late-period Gandhara art.
From Buddhas, pagodas, terracotta statues and the various carefully-placed sculptures which can be found throughout the gardens, it is estimated that some six thousand tons of marble and granite were used to create this monumental work of art.
At the central lake, KOI (Japanese carp) fish can be seen, and sculpted dragons rise out of the water. There is also the opportunity to see the seven hundred hand-painted terracotta soldiers, each of them unique copies of those which were buried some 2,200 years ago.
If you want to know the intense and rich religious culture and monastic in western region, join us on tour: Knights Templar Castle - Sanctuary of Fatima - Monasteries of Batalha and Alcobaça - Nazaré beach. Reference Viator 33966P1
The West Country is located north of Lisbon, consisting of a strip of territory along the Atlantic that has great geographical, cultural and historical diversity.
This tour allows to know the most southern part of the western region which is bordered by Sierra Montejunto by farmland with its orchards, mainly pear and apples, and the extensive vineyards, farmhouse Gradil one of the largest and most emblematic . In addition to the vineyard, farm and proof of wines, can enjoy a special lunch by reservation. If you want lunch there, cost 21 euros per person paid directly to Quinta do Gradil, please to contact us so we can make the reservation.
Finally the “cherry on the top of the cake”: the visit of the Quinta dos Lóridos, where the impressive Buddha Eden - the largest oriental garden in Europe, can be found.
The oriental garden with around 35 hectares of land was created as a reaction to the destruction of the Buddhas of Banyan, in which one of the greatest acts of cultural barbarity took place, erasing masterpieces of late-period Gandhara art.
From Buddhas, pagodas, terracotta statues and the various carefully-placed sculptures which can be found throughout the gardens, it is estimated that some six thousand tons of marble and granite were used to create this monumental work of art.
At the central lake, KOI (Japanese carp) fish can be seen, and sculpted dragons rise out of the water. There is also the opportunity to see the seven hundred hand-painted terracotta soldiers, each of them unique copies of those which were buried some 2,200 years ago.
If you want to know the intense and rich religious culture and monastic in western region, join us on tour: Knights Templar Castle - Sanctuary of Fatima - Monasteries of Batalha and Alcobaça - Nazaré beach. Reference Viator 33966P1
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