Tour Lisbon

Viseu

The city name goes back to the end of the Roman Empire and the early Middle Ages where its name is derived from the Roman term "viso", which means a good view.

Viseu has a statue of Viriathus, the Lusitanians leader who fought the Romans for the freedom of Lusitania, made by the sculptor Mariano Benliure. In 693 AD Viseu was taken by the Moors who held it for almost a century. The city's cathedral dates from 830 AD.