“From July 12th to 22nd, one more edition of the Medieval Fair of Óbidos will take place. This year, the theme of the fair is the religious and the profane, God and the Devil… The World of Light and the World of Darkness.
It is time for God. It is time to pray and ask for divine forgiveness for the harvest, for the many children, in summary…for life. But it is also time for evil, superstition, magic, sorcery and idolatry. We stand before a religious and superstitious world.
Faith, miracles, blessings, superstition, magic, witchcraft, sorcery and omens were all part of the daily life during the middle Ages. We are encountering a world of Light as well as a world of Darkness.
They are: saints and people of virtue; martyrs and hermits (who are confronted with blasphemies); predictions, enchantments, auspicious sorcerers, soothsayers and blessers.
It is time for disorder, but also for “acts of faith”, penitence, indulgences, heresy and idolatry. Demonology and necromania are in repression and involve alchemists, astronomers, and witches. Amulets have the same value as sacred relics.
Men and women, of all social statuses, participate in mad fests such as Witch Sabbaths, Teo Deo, as well as other religious celebrations.
It is in this environment that another Medieval Fair in Óbidos is going to take place, from July 12 to 22 2007. Travel back in History!
Useful Information:
Opening Hours:
July 12th – 6:00 p.m.
July 14th, 15th, 21st and 22nd – mid-day
July 13th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th – 5:00 p.m.
Entertainment Theme:
Heaven and Earth – Man and God
Faith, Superstition and Sorcery
Entertainment Schedule (Beginning hours):
Weekends – 3 p.m.
Weekdays – 6 p.m.
Ticket price: €4
Free entrance for children under 12, and visitors dressed in Medieval costumes.
Torreões:Similar to earlier years, whoever wishes may exchange Euros for the local currency of the fair, the TORREÃO, may do so. The Torreão is a coin created specifically for this medieval fair and is equivalent to the Euro. There is no exchange rate and you can take these coins home as souvenir.
Óbidos Tourist Office - General Tourist Information;
- Medieval Fair program;
- Merchandising;
- Journalist identification;
Talhada Gate (entrance of the Fair)
- Main entrance to the Fair;
- Medieval Tournaments:
- Public will be able to sit in bleachers
- Medieval Suppers with entertainment (Mocharro)
- €50,00 per person (reservations required)
- Shrew Mouse Cave
- 26 commercial areas”
Source: Town Hall of Óbidos
It is time for God. It is time to pray and ask for divine forgiveness for the harvest, for the many children, in summary…for life. But it is also time for evil, superstition, magic, sorcery and idolatry. We stand before a religious and superstitious world.
Faith, miracles, blessings, superstition, magic, witchcraft, sorcery and omens were all part of the daily life during the middle Ages. We are encountering a world of Light as well as a world of Darkness.
They are: saints and people of virtue; martyrs and hermits (who are confronted with blasphemies); predictions, enchantments, auspicious sorcerers, soothsayers and blessers.
It is time for disorder, but also for “acts of faith”, penitence, indulgences, heresy and idolatry. Demonology and necromania are in repression and involve alchemists, astronomers, and witches. Amulets have the same value as sacred relics.
Men and women, of all social statuses, participate in mad fests such as Witch Sabbaths, Teo Deo, as well as other religious celebrations.
It is in this environment that another Medieval Fair in Óbidos is going to take place, from July 12 to 22 2007. Travel back in History!
Useful Information:
Opening Hours:
July 12th – 6:00 p.m.
July 14th, 15th, 21st and 22nd – mid-day
July 13th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th – 5:00 p.m.
Entertainment Theme:
Heaven and Earth – Man and God
Faith, Superstition and Sorcery
Entertainment Schedule (Beginning hours):
Weekends – 3 p.m.
Weekdays – 6 p.m.
Ticket price: €4
Free entrance for children under 12, and visitors dressed in Medieval costumes.
Torreões:Similar to earlier years, whoever wishes may exchange Euros for the local currency of the fair, the TORREÃO, may do so. The Torreão is a coin created specifically for this medieval fair and is equivalent to the Euro. There is no exchange rate and you can take these coins home as souvenir.
Óbidos Tourist Office - General Tourist Information;
- Medieval Fair program;
- Merchandising;
- Journalist identification;
Talhada Gate (entrance of the Fair)
- Main entrance to the Fair;
- Medieval Tournaments:
- Public will be able to sit in bleachers
- Medieval Suppers with entertainment (Mocharro)
- €50,00 per person (reservations required)
- Shrew Mouse Cave
- 26 commercial areas”
Source: Town Hall of Óbidos
