Once you here, everything can be done, depending on your mood and imagination.
Remember you’re in a village lost in the mountain, so, take always your camera and comfortable shoes.
Take the most of it, watch the old trees, the birds, the flowers, breath pure air but leave everything as you’ve found. Bring what left from your picnic with you. Watch them carefully, take so many photos you want but don’t pick plants or catch wild animals; there aren’t so much left and, next time you come, we assure you will meet them again.

In Casal and nearby

• Watching the village
• Chatting around (if you see someone…)
• Catching some wood and pine-cones to the fireplace
• Appreciating Nature in its strength and beauty
• Hiking to the Chapel will take 15 minutes, while to Ribeira de Alge (Alge Stream) including time to enjoy and take photos, will take 1 or 2 hours. It can be a morning or afternoon walk
• Trecking from Ferrarias to Casal

At Ribeira de Alge (Alge Stream)

• Swimming
• Going up or down within (yes, really inside of) the stream
• Climbing up Fragas de São Simão (Saint Simon Crags)
• Fishing

At Penela Municipality

• Hiking at:
  • Rabaçal valley
  • Germanelo castle
  • Circuito Urbano de Penela
  • Pedra da Ferida (See movie: Stone of the wound)
  • Louçainha river beach
• Photography:
  • Nature
  • Orchids in spring
• Speleology:
  • Contact CISED
• Climbing
  • Casmilo holes

At Ansão Municipality

• Hiking at:
  • Ariques oak-grove
  • Monte da Ovelha
• Photography
  • Nature
  • Orchids in spring
• BTT

At Pombal Municipality

Highlight to Vale dos Poios (Redinha) where you can:

• Hiking
• Photographing:
  • Nature
  • Orchids in spring
• Paragliding at Redinha (Srª da Estrela)
• Climbing

At Figueiró dos Vinhos Municipality

• Canoeing at Foz do Alge
• Swimming at Ana de Aviz river beach (Blue Flag for the last 3 consecutive years)

At Castanheira de Pera Municipality

• Hiking at:
  • Serra da Lousã and if in September keep silence, the deer rut is on the air
  • Santo António da Neve (Ice-keepers)
  • Ribeira de Quelhas 1 and 2
  • Coentral
• Cannoning at Ribeira de Quelhas
• Swimming at:
  • Rocas river beach
  • Poço Corga river beach

At Gois Municipality

• Hiking at Aldeia da Pena
• Climbing at Penedo de Gois
• Cannoning at Ribeira de Pena

At Pedrogão Grande Municipality

• Cannoning at Barragem do Cabril
• Hiking at Mosteiro

If you can’t make up your mind or just want a good piece of advice, remember the full time resident couple at Casal who runs Go Outdoor, a specialized company on open air activities. Sure they can help to choose according your preferences!