 Discovering the beauties of Castanheira de Pera
Castanheira da Pera is a small portuguese village located in the district of Leiria, with about 3.600 inhabitants. The council of Castanheira da Pera is constituted just by two “freguesias”. Castanheira da Pera and Coentral.
At this second “freguesia”, Coentral, is located one of the tourist marks of the council: the Chapel of “Santo António da Neve”.
In the antique “Cabeço do Pereiro”, in Lousa’s saw, the Chapel of “Santo António da Neve” was built by order of Julião Pereira de Castro. During the years, the chapel was in the hands of the particular proprietors, but in 1954 it was acquired by the commons council of the Castanheira da Pera. After that, Coentral had the ownership of the chapel, which is classified as Property of Public Interest since 1986.
But the council also keeps other attractions, as the Fluvial Beach of the “Rocas”, with almost a kilometre of extension. The beach is composed by a swimming pool with artificial waves, considered the largest one in Portugal. After the opening of this tourist complex, in 2005, more than two hundred thousand people visited Castanheira da Pera.
Other places, such as the “Poço Corga's” Fluvial Beach, the Riverside of “Pera”, the Riverside of “Quelhas”, the saw of “Lousã”, the Old Chapel of “Pera”, the Museums “Casa do Tempo”, “Lagar do Corga”, “Casa do Neveiro” and the “Casa do Soares” are still very solicited by the visitors.
For several years, the bet of the council’s economy was based in the wool. The first factory was created in 1860. However, in 1980, the industry began to cross a serious crisis. In this time, a lot of factories were closed. Nowadays, the new bet of the council is the tourism.
Besides the local patrimony, the council offers several advantages for those who prefer to admire the landscape. For who visit the “Castanheira da Pera”, there are proposals of pedestrian courses in a fantastic environment. Never forgetting the parties and pilgrimages during the year.
The gastronomy of that area presents a great variety, going by the roasted kid, the escabeche’s trouts, the “serrabulho”, the cheese and the cheese spread, the kid giblets rice, the anise cakes and the famous honey, typical of the Lousa’s saw.
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