Pedrógão Grande?

Hi,

We live in Graça - about 5 minutes from Pedrogao Grande.
I think you may have visited on a quiet day. It is a small town, but has plenty to offer. There is a large market on a Monday, a cinema, a football stadium, a couple of schools, banks, parks, shops, cafes, restaurants, post office, pizza takeaways, library, nightclub, internet cafe and more. That said, we prefer Serta and Figueiros dos Vinhos (the two nearest towns to Pedrogao). Coimbra is only 40 minutes away - as I'm sure you know. Other towns we really like are Tomar and Penela both within a half hour drive.

Hope that helps

Hi,
We have been living close to Figueiro dos Vinhos for the past two and a half years, and really like the area. It is fairly quiet, but there is plenty to do and see in the surrounding area. Tomar and Coimbra are great, but we also use Ansiao and Pombal a lot for shopping and other activities. You can get pretty much all you need nearby. The locals are mostly very friendly, and there are enough English speakers around to provide some social activities, but without being swamped like the Algarve. The river beaches are excellent - take a look at Fragas San Simao for example.
Property prices are very reasonable, and there are plenty to choose from. The local agents are pretty good:
Fernando at Esfera Real in Pedrogao speaks good english and is very helpful, as is Kevin Ormston at PSP in Mirando do Corvo, and Sarah at PerfectPortugalProperty in Ansiao.
Good luck with your search.
Feel free to drop in for a chat if you are in this area.
Cheers
Graham

Many thanks Shepherdess and Sue & Graham.
All a bit positive, definitely worth another look then.
Yes, Figueiros dos Vinhos was good as was Tomar. Stayed at Tabua the first time and Campo, Porto last year but preferred the southern middle areas.
As it happens it's a couple of places on Esfera Real that have piqued our interest in the area again! Hmmm. Just need a bit of free time to get back over. Not expecting anything to come up (sensible and do-able) we're off on holiday in four weeks so unfortunately not a good time to wander round Portugal.

Must do it before Christmas, maybe even over it and the New Year.

Not thought of it before but would either of you know the length of festering holiday that agents tend to take?

Sorry this is a bit late but only just spotted it. We live quite close to Pedrogao Grande, it is a small town but as others have said there are things to do and places to eat. The praia fluvial at Mosteiro is nearby for a refreshing swim in the summer. The area is easily accessible from both Porto and Lisbon and the new motoway to Coimbra and Tomar makes it easy to get to big shops. In fact as an ex Isle of Wighter, its quicker to get to Coimbra than it was to Southampton, and cheaper!
We have been here for a year and a half and run a bed and breakfast (alojamento local) near to PG.

Hope you find what you are looking for!
P.s. Christmas break is much shorter over here, portuguese people dont even have Boxing Day off!