Viseu
The tower was built in the last quarter of the fourteenth century by the Countess Isabel, Lady of Viseu (2 October 1377), the king’s natural daughter Ferdinand I. According to a sustained little tradition, there would have been born King Duarte, 31 October 1391. With the death of Prince Henry, Duke of Viseu, the November […]
The Viseu Cathedral is the began to take shape in the twelfth century, right in the reign of King Afonso Henriques, driven by Bishop Odório. Then comes the construction of a cathedral in the Romanesque style. Although very little remains of this building, some authors classified a capital, vegan, datable from the late twelfth century and […]
The Walls of Viseu are located in the city of the same name, Parish of Santa Maria de Viseu, County and District of Viseu, Portugal. Roman Walls In a dominant position on a hill at the confluence of the river Pavia with the river Dan (tributaries of the river Mondego), fortification of the city […]
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 […]
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 […]
