Is Carregal do Sal safe? Portugal travel risk
Is Carregal do Sal safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Carregal do Sal scores 31/100 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.
Carregal do Sal scores 31/100 (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 Carregal do Sal: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (53/100) and health and medical access (41/100).
A score of 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Portugal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Viseu at 40.4333° N, 8.0000° W (elevation 307 m), Carregal do Sal lies 214.6 km SSW of Lisbon. Time zone: Europe/Lisbon.
Viseu
40.4333° N, 8.0000° W
307 m
Europe/Lisbon
9,835
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Portugal
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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