We spent 6 nights at Casa da avó Matilde. We were a couple with a child and a small dog. The room was quiet and tidy, with a backyard where you can have your breakfast. Every morning, we enjoyed a walk through the trebelhadouro mount, which has amazing trails for walkers and runners alike. The village is charming and calm most days, and within a 15 min drive from Serra da freita where you can enjoy cristalline rivers and waterfalls. If you are too lazy to go up there you can go to Sandeães and ask for the "pisão” river. The water is pretty fresh, but you can swim and sunbathe on a flat rock.
For food, head to Vale de Cambra and go to "tropical" to try piri piri chicken and the local “arroz de miúdos” (a delicious risotto style rice with chicken organs. Sounds weird, but tastes amazing). On a higher scale style, try the Britannia restaurant downtown. They have great charred octopus (polvo á lagareiro) and jumbo shrimp and calamari skewers. For the meat aficionados they also have “rodizio” (which is more like a Brazilian dish, so not really a Portuguese specialty).