Pombal

A market town with a Templar castle overlooking it. Pombal is surrounded by unspoilt scenery and has long sandy beaches and rocky mountains within a short driving distance, for example Pedrogão and Osso da Baleia. It has a railway station with direct lines to Lisbon and Porto, large supermarkets, a motorway junction, shopping centres and a hospital. There are many good restaurants, along with many bars and cafés.