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Viseu (Portuguese pronunciation: ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the Centro Region of Portugal and the capital of the district of the same name, with a population of 100,105 inhabitants [1] in the entire municipality, and center of the Viseu Dão Lafões intermunipical community, with 267,633 inhabitants.
Viseu is a city and municipality in Portugal. It is the capital of the district of the same name. About 100,000 people live there.
Viseu tem uma posição central em relação ao distrito e ao concelho, localizando-se no designado "Planalto de Viseu". É envolvida por um sistema montanhoso, constituído a norte pelas serras de Leomil , Montemuro e Lapa , a noroeste a serra do Arado, a sul e sudoeste as serras da Estrela e Lousã , e a oeste a serra que mais diretamente influencia esta área, a do Caramulo .
Viseu, is a charming hilltop city and district capital (around 53,000 inhabitants) in central Portugal. It is situated in the Beira Alta between the mountain ranges of the Serra da Estrela and Serra do Caramulo, about halfway between Aveiro and Guarda off the new A25 Motorway right in the middle of the famous Dão wine region.
Viseu Cathedral is the Catholic bishopric seat of the city of Viseu, in Portugal. The church started being built in the 12th century and is the most important historical monument of the town. It is currently a mix of architectural styles, specially from the Manueline, Renaissance and Mannerist periods.
Jun 12, 2024 · One of the show towns of central Portugal, Viseu is the capital of the beautiful Beira Alta, a region notable for its varied landscape and splendidly rustic towns and villages with plenty of sightseeing opportunities within quick and easy reach of the city.
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The well-kept, clean and prosperous city has a fine historic quarter (Centro Historico) with cobbled streets, hidden alleys, flights of steps, and intriguing corners. There are numerous Renaissance and Baroque mansions and palaces and some remaining city gates like the 15th C. Porta do Soar de Cima.
