Tourist attractions Mangualde

Sited in the old Dos Très Escalões Palace (built in the 16C and altered in the 18C), the museum has sculpture from the 13C to the 18C, Portuguese paintings from the 19C and early 20C - including works by Columbano (1857-1929) and António Carneiro ..

From Gouveia, the route crosses the massif following the upper Zêzere Valley. Up on the high rocky plateaus, note the granite boulders formed by erosion like the Cabeça do Velho (“Old Man’s Head”). The Mondego rises at an altitude of 1 360m. From t..

This Romanesque cathedral has undergone important alterations between the 16C and the 18C. Inside, the cradle vault, painted with grotesque figures, has a monumental Baroque retable . The capitulary room, on the first floor of the cloister has an ..

With its small streets paved with granite flagstones, its Renaissance and classically encorbelled houses, decorated with shields bearing coats of arms, old Viseu has preserved its former glories.

This is a quiet square in the centre of the old town. It is surrounded by noble granite buildings including the Grão Vasco museum, the cathedral and the Church da Misericordia.

This charming church of Mercy was square built in the 18C. It has a small Baroque facade decorated with statues and a first floor gallery with colonnades and granite balusters. In the nave you can see azulejos recalling the Last Supper, the Miracle o..

This noble house from the 17C has a rockwork style facade.

The old Mangualde is located in front of the Anadia palace and a fountain. The twisting narrow streets and the small granite houses squashed around a belfry all add to the charm of this district.

The Casa da Insua , also known as the Albuquesque manor , built in 1775, is on the west edge of the town. It has a majestic crenellated facade standing in wooded surroundings and orchards. You can visit the chapel which dates from 1690, the park pl..

In this charming church, you will admire the attractive 17C azulejos.

In rua Dom Duarte , you will see a keep with an attractive Manueline window. In the picturesque, narrow and busy rua Direita , there are 18C houses with balconies on consoles of wrought iron On rua dos Andrades (to the south of rua Direita), you ..

This pleasant promenade planted with trees stretches out in front of the town hall. It is also the lively centre of Viseu.

This a Baroque church decorated with remarkable azulejos and gilded wood.

The attractive Baroque facade is punctuated by the contrast between the white walls and the grey granite pilasters. The central body, inset with a pretty Baroque doorway topped with a balcony is surrounded by an elegant ornamental front.

This gate in the surrounding wall was erected in the 15C by King Afonso V and leads to the old town.