Castanheira de Pera
The backdrop of the Lousa mountain range, sets the picturesque scene for the pretty town of Castanheira de Pera, in Central Portugal just an hour and 20 minutes from Casa Rosden. It’s history dates back several hundred of years, much of it still evident in the town, allowing tourists plenty to see in this part of rural Portugal.
Capela St António da Neve, Castanheira de Pera
Capela St António da Neve is a small chapel, over 200 hundred years old, that sits at the top of Santo António da Neve in the mountain range of Lousã. If you take the mountain road from Castanheira de Pera to Lousã and follow the signs to ´Capela e Poços´ you will find the chapel that was classified a listed building in 1986.
Os Poços, St António da Neve, Castanheira de Pera
Beside the Capela de Santo António da Neve, there are 3 stone houses (poços) that were used many years ago to store ice. In the early years, ‘Castanheira de Pera’ transported the ice from the mountains of Lousã to Lisbon. 7 stone houses were built to store & protect the ice from the sun. The ice was cut into large blocks, placed on horse drawn carts & taken to Constância, where it was taken by boats on the River Tejo to Lisbon. Today, only 3 of the ´ice houses´ remain. If you take the mountain road from Castanheira de Pera to Lousã, just follow the signs to ´Capela e Poços´
Praia das Rochas - Click on the picture for Tourist information
‘Praia das Rochas’ is an open air swimming pool with wave machine that is located in the centre of Castanheira de Pera. It is a great day out and well worth a visit. Less than an hour and a half drive from Casa Rosden.
Just a few minutes drive from Castanheira de Pera, you will also find a natural freshwater river beach called Poço Corga Praia Fluvial. Here you can swim and sunbathe and there is a restaurante-café bar close by
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