VISEU GUIDE: WHAT TO VISIT, DO, WHERE TO EAT AND SLEEP

SURROUNDED BY TRADITIONAL HAMLETS AND MANY OTHER SECRETS, VISEU IS FILLED WITH CONTRASTING FORMS OF BEAUTY AND ART. IT’S A TOWN THAT CHERISHES ITS HERITAGE, MANAGING TO REINVENT IT.

To be found among the hills, Viseu is a world waiting to be discovered and that attracts us with some of the most relevant facts of Portugal’s history, its urban art, a delicious cuisine and the tranquillity that emerges in every street corner.

As one walks towards the historical centre, there’s monuments, museums, shops, nooks and soul-filling panoramic views: the well-kept gardens, the beautiful Cathedral, the Church of the Misericórdia, the several urban parks, the D. Duarte Square, the República square and Viriato’s stronghold are places that you will certainly enjoy visiting.

Cathedral

Aquilino Ribeiro Park

Church of the Misericórdia

Its streets will take us on a tour throughout History, from medieval to contemporary times, as we pass from D. Duarte Street to Comércio Street, on our way to the Town Hall, located at Formosa Street; most of the traditional commerce is available on the way there, at Direita Street,

There’s something magnetic in Viseu and that sense is reflected at the local restaurant tables. Regional products – such as the Lafões’ veal, as well as other traditional dishes such as Rancho – are everyone’s favourites, always watered down by the best wines from the Dão region.

Viseu is simultaneously a town of monuments, a garden town and a wine producing town..