Póvoa do Dão is a small medieval village located 14 km from Viseu in Silgueiros parish. This village was abandoned a few years ago with only one inhabitant and the other homes in ruins. Has since recovered, rebuilt and became a tourist village where the houses, all in granite and the wooden interior, were kept […]
In 140 BC Viriato inflict a decisive defeat to Fabius Maximus Servilliano, new consul, when they died in combat about 3000 Romans. Servilliano can sustain life offering promises and guarantees the autonomy of the Lusitanian Viriato and decides not to kill him. Once in Rome the news of this treaty, it was considered demeaning to […]
The Cava de Viriato is a fortress built on clay, surrounded by a moat, located in the northern city of Viseu. It is a national monument since 1910. The camp features an octagonal shape, bounded by strong slopes, with 2000 meters of perimeter and area of 38 hectares; in the spring faces north and west […]
Viseu and this region is known as Lands of Viriato – Terras de Viriato. Viriato was one of the leaders of the Lusitanian tribe who faced the Romans in the Iberian Peninsula. Little is known about the life of Viriato. Nothing is known of his date of birth or the exact place where he was […]
