Ourem Attractions
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About 10km/6mi northeast of Fátima, on an isolated hill rising out of the valley, is the little medieval walled town of Ourém, a huddle of narrow lanes and picturesque nooks and corners in the shadow of the 15th C. castle of the Margraves of Ourém.
In the crypt of the collegiate church, originally Gothic but rebuilt in the 18th C., is the magnificent tomb of Dom Afonso de Ourém, a descendant of Joao I, who rebuilt and enlarged the original Moorish castle. Ourém also has a beautiful Gothic fountain and a pelourinho, both of the 15th C.
Many of the inhabitants of Ourém have moved to Vila Nova de Ourém, 2km/1.25mi to the east.
In the crypt of the collegiate church, originally Gothic but rebuilt in the 18th C., is the magnificent tomb of Dom Afonso de Ourém, a descendant of Joao I, who rebuilt and enlarged the original Moorish castle. Ourém also has a beautiful Gothic fountain and a pelourinho, both of the 15th C.
Many of the inhabitants of Ourém have moved to Vila Nova de Ourém, 2km/1.25mi to the east.
