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Castle Attractions In Viseu District

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Viseu 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 99,274 inhabitants, and center of the Viseu Dão Lafões intermunipical community, with 267,633 inhabitants. The city of Viseu has 57,000 residents in its historic center. It is an immemorial city. Settled during the period of the early Iberian Castro culture, the territory of Viseu was populated by a series of cultures including the Romans, Suebs, Visigoths and Moors. During the Roman occupation of Iberia, Viriathus, rebel leader of the Lusitanians, is assumed to have lived for a time in the vicinity. During the Midd...
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Castle Attractions In Viseu District

  • 1. Lamego Castle Lamego
    Lamego is a city and municipality in the Viseu District, in the Norte Region of the Douro in northern Portugal. Located on the shores of the Balsemão River, the municipality has a population of 26,691, in an area of 165.42 km2.With origins before the Roman occupation of the Iberian Peninsula, Lamego is known for its historic city center, having a long history as a principal city of the former Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province. Legend holds that the first Portuguese Cortes were held in Lamego, in 1143.The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lamego is based in the city center.
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  • 2. Penedono Castle Penedono
    Penedono is a municipality in the northern district of Viseu in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,952, in an area of 133.71 km².
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  • 3. Castle of Braganza Braganca
    The Castle of Penas Róias is a Portuguese medieval castle in the civil parish of Penas Róias, municipality of Mogadouro, in the Portuguese of district of Bragança. The castle is a grand castle that stood upon a hill. From the castle walls, one can see other castles such as the Braganza Vimioso Castle, Castle of Miranda do Douro, the Castle of Rebordãos and the Castle of Outeiro.
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  • 4. Castelo de Tomar Tomar
    Castelo de Tomar is a castle in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.
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