Is Cantanhede safe? Portugal travel risk
Is Cantanhede safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Cantanhede scores 30/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Portugal Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 23 Dec 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Cantanhede scores 30/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Portugal (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Cantanhede: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (51/100) and health and medical access (41/100).
A score of 30 is higher than the scores of 32% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Portugal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Coimbra (40.3464° N, 8.5942° W), Cantanhede sits 187.5 km SSW from Lisbon at 63 m elevation.
Coimbra
40.3464° N, 8.5942° W
63 m
Europe/Lisbon
36,595
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Portugal)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Portugal travel advice & laws.
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