Situated in a zone of transition‚ the concelho has several micro-climates. The Serra do Caramulo‚ located to the west of the city‚ plays an important role in climatic terms by lessening the influences of the western air masses (although the Mondego rive's basin makes the penetration easier). Consequently‚ Viseu's climate is characterised by the existence of high-temperature extremes‚ with cold and wet winters and hot and dry summers.

 Surrounded by vineyards‚ orchards and pine-forests‚ the charming city of Viseu has been a major crossroads since the time of the Romans who chose its site for a military camp‚ one of the largest in the Iberian Peninsula. Traditionally‚ it is also the birthplace of Viriatus the Lusitanian who died in 146 BC after defying the Roman legions for five years before the Roman Decimus Junius Brutus established the camp there in 138 BC.

Viseu was subsequently made the seat of a bishopric in the mid-6th century after which the Suevi destroyed the Roman walls.

Viseu Tourism Office

www.visitviseu.pt

Sevenair Booking Office

(+351) 214 444 545 / 707 100 141

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Monday to Sunday
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Viseu Booking Office

(+351) 938 734 209

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Monday to Saturday 7:30am - 6:30pm