District of Viseu
Beira Alta

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The County (State) of Viseu, in central Portugal whose head office is located 291 km to the south of the city of Lisbon is one of the 18 counties (distritos) of Portugal.


Food and Wine
Viseu is a city, a municipality (municipality) and a district in the former province of Beira Alta, in the Center Region of Portugal. According to several surveys carried out in Portugal and throughout the Europe, Viseu is considered one of the best cities in terms of quality of life. In Portugal it is considered the best city to live.
Viseu is also known to be the Land of Viriato, the first Portuguese, it is believed.


Thanks to its renowned gastronomic tradition, the city of Viseu has already been elected European Capital of Gastronomy. In the district of Viseu, not by chance, there are 3 of the largest wine producers in the Douro Vinhateiro: Lamego, São João da Pesqueira and Tabuaco.

Smell Wine (Vinho de Cheiro) from Lamego

The renowned Porto Wine, before being famous throughout the world under the label Porto Wine, was known as Vinho de Cheiro de Lamego, in the 17th century. The municipality (municipality) of São João da Pesqueira is the main producer of red wines in the district of Viseu.

Location

The municipality (municipality) of Viseu is limited to the north by the municipality of Castro Daire, to the northeast by Vila Nova de Paiva, to the east by Sátão and Penalva do Castelo, to the southeast by Mangualde and Nelas, to the south by Carregal do Sal, to the southwest by Tondela, to the west by Vouzela and to the northwest by São Pedro do Sul.

City of Viseu

Viseu is the capital of the district and municipality of the same name. With just under 100,000 inhabitants, it is the second most important city in Central Region, after Coimbra.

Municipality of Viseu

The municipality of Viseu is made up of 25 parishes. Learn more here


In addition to the Rio Douro, its rivers pass through the municipality of Viseu: Rio Vouga, Rio Dão, Rio Paiva and Rio Mondego.

District of Viseu

There are 24 municipalities in the District of Viseu, including municipality of Viseu.

Holidays in Viseu

In addition to the Adro da Sé, the Igreja da Misericórida and the museums (including the art museum Grão Vasco), be sure to visit the cellars of Dão.