Óbidos and Buddha Eden Tour from Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal
Trip Type: Cultural Tours
Duration: Flexible
Óbidos is a medieval city all surrounded by walls and very charming. You can walk around the walls and take wonderful pictures.
Buddha Eden is the largest Asian-style garden in Europe and can be found in Bombarral, about 12 km from Óbidos .This 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.
Buddha Eden is the largest Asian-style garden in Europe and can be found in Bombarral, about 12 km from Óbidos .This 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.
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Óbidos is a medieval city all surrounded by walls and very charming. You can walk around the walls and take wonderful pictures.
Buddha Eden is the largest Asian-style garden in Europe and can be found in Bombarral, about 12 km from Óbidos .This 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.You will be picked up at your hotel in Lisbon at 09 am. From here we will head to Obidos where we can visit the village and taste the famous Ginginha in a cup of chocolate and walk around the walls of a real medieval town.
After we will head to Bombarral where we can visit this amazing property. With circa 35 hectares, the garden was created and devised by the Comendador José Berardo, in response 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 among the gardens, it is estimated that some six thousand tons of marble and granite were used to create this monumental work of art.
Buddha Eden is the largest Asian-style garden in Europe and can be found in Bombarral, about 12 km from Óbidos .This 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.You will be picked up at your hotel in Lisbon at 09 am. From here we will head to Obidos where we can visit the village and taste the famous Ginginha in a cup of chocolate and walk around the walls of a real medieval town.
After we will head to Bombarral where we can visit this amazing property. With circa 35 hectares, the garden was created and devised by the Comendador José Berardo, in response 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 among the gardens, it is estimated that some six thousand tons of marble and granite were used to create this monumental work of art.
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