Week 3: Óbidos, Arrábida, safety & budget guides

Five more guides this week, rounding out two threads we left open last time: the last two day trips that only had a paragraph each on the hub page, and the practical, trust-building content — safety, cost, and the transport-pass question — that first-timers ask before anything else.

What's new

• Óbidos day trip guide — the walled medieval town, previously a paragraph on the day-trips hub, now with the wall walk, the castle, and where to actually get ginjinha.
• Arrábida & Setúbal guide — same treatment for the quietest of Lisbon's day trips, including honest advice that this is the one where a car (or a tour) genuinely helps.
• Lisboa Card & transport passes — new. A straight answer on whether the paid tourist card is worth it, with a comparison table, plus when to reach for Uber over public transport.
• Is Lisbon safe? — new. Where pickpocketing actually happens (Tram 28 tops the list), common scams, and solo-travel notes.
• Cost of a day in Lisbon — new. Real prices for coffee, meals, transport and attractions, plus a daily budget for three travel styles.

Why we picked these next

Óbidos and Arrábida were the two day trips still living entirely inside the hub page — the same gap Sintra and Cascais had before last week's update. Safety and cost of living came up constantly in the keyword research behind this site and answer the two questions most people actually have before booking anything, so they moved ahead of some other queued topics.

What's coming next

Next up: a closer look at Lisbon's neighbourhoods beyond the first three (Príncipe Real, Bairro Alto and Graça are queued), and a first pass at 5+ day itineraries now that Óbidos and Arrábida give a longer trip more to work with. See the FAQ for how we prioritise.