Latest news and stories from the Viseu district, Portugal.
Severe weather conditions impacted multiple inland areas of Portugal, with the Viseu district experiencing significant damage.
Mr. João de Baltar provided footwear for the entire population of Castro Daire and beyond. The art of the clog maker 'went very far', but today it has been lost. The legacy is on display at the Castro Daire Municipal Museum.
It is not just the treasury or the knot vault that make Viseu Cathedral remarkable: we are talking about the cloister, a pioneering work of the Renaissance, the panels by Grão Vasco, and the choir stalls brought from Rome.
In just a few minutes, rain and thunderstorms caused dozens of incidents in this municipality.
The stage set up in Tabuaço, Viseu, for the São João celebrations was destroyed following the heavy rain and strong winds that hit the region this Wednesday.
The artisanal and ethnographic tradition of the linen and wool cycle, on display at the Castro Daire Municipal Museum, is detailed from the seed and carding to the production of fabrics.
Following a fire, the City Council was left without a home until the neoclassical town hall was built a century and a half ago. Notable features include the large wrought-iron chandelier and the large tile panels from Aveiro.
The two artists born in Viseu were brought together in a single edition “because both work with the everyday and the mundane in an ironic and satirical way for society,” states the festival organizer.
Aurea, Lena D'Água, and Olavo Bilac are other names included in this year's lineup, which returns to Lamego and the Douro region on July 3rd and 4th.
The book fair, which had not been held since 2014, will return on October 2nd, and the first edition of the festival will begin five days later under the theme “Before it's too late”.
The city of Viseu has been included in the “Paint Portugal” project and will host a meeting.
The Portugal de Lés-a-Lés motorcycle touring event brought together more than 1500 participants in Castro Daire, helping to boost the visibility of the local region.
The GNR arrested a 26-year-old man in the municipality of Viseu in the act of domestic violence. Following a 112 emergency call, GNR officers caught the suspect physically assaulting his stepfather on Friday, June 12. The suspect has been remanded in custody, the most severe coercive measure, following his first judicial interrogation at the Tondela Duty Court. Authorities discovered that the suspect had been subjecting his mother, stepfather, and grandparents—with whom he lived and who were in a particularly vulnerable state—to physical and psychological abuse. In separate news, actor Nuno Homem de Sá has received a three-year suspended prison sentence for domestic violence, and the PSP reported 10 arrests and nearly 50 domestic violence complaints per day over the past week.
The 26-year-old suspect was arrested in flagrante delicto.
It was one of the city's 7 gates, which escaped, like the Porta dos Cavaleiros, the demolition ordered by the City Council in 1844. The 18th-century octagonal chapel of Our Lady of Remedies is also mentioned.
In this Beira village known for its thermal waters, people speak of this centuries-old embroidery used on handkerchiefs, cloths, shirts, and undergarments, with motifs that changed according to the age of the craftswomen.
The Caramulo mountains are a tragedy waiting to happen, warn locals and experts. The Minister of Internal Administration acknowledges the potential danger of the mountain range but did not include Caramulo in the identified high-risk municipalities, unlike Leiria. Luís Neves climbed the mountain to pay tribute to the 13 firefighters and 3 civilians who died 40 years ago in a fire, and warned that 900 people with an arsonist profile have been identified.
A historical document from before the founding of the nation is being used to promote São João da Pesqueira's claim as Portugal's oldest town.
The official national holiday of Portugal, celebrated annually on June 10th to commemorate the poet Luís de Camões and the Portuguese people worldwide.
The municipality of São Pedro do Sul is once again the destination for the Portugal Lés-a-Lés motorcycle touring event.
Another festival whose origins are lost in history, the St. John of Carreira festivities; the first newspapers mention them in 1850, but some argue they date back to 1652, two centuries earlier.
Isabelino Coelho, one of the leading Portuguese Naïf artists, stands out for his difference by breaking away from Realism. He draws on imagery and is inspired by ancient art to bring his works to life.
The victim was in an area of difficult access, requiring the mobilisation of 23 firefighters and GNR officers.
The local authority continues to survey unoccupied social housing and define a plan to eliminate nearly a hundred shacks identified in the municipality.
Visabeira's takeover bid for Martifer ended with a firm “no” from small investors. Out of the more than 14.4 million shares targeted by the offer, representing 14.41% of the share capital, the Viseu-based group managed to purchase only 239,263 shares, equivalent to 0.24% of the capital. A result that left...
The closure is part of the project to dual and upgrade the IP3 section, an investment of approximately 103 million euros.
The renowned Ana Maria de Abadal is one of the Naïf artists on display in Sátão. She portrays interior spaces and royalty in paintings that are “not large in size, but large in content”.
The author fondly remembers the washerwomen who would beat the laundry and sing, his mother at the washing stone, the laundry bleaching on the banks, the crickets, dragonflies and tadpoles, and his dog Mondego.
The first accident occurred mid-morning this Saturday in São Martinho de Antas. The other involved a motorcycle skidding off the road on the A25 in Fornos de Algodres, in the Viseu-Guarda direction.
Lily Neves was born in Molelos, in the city of Tondela, Viseu district, on February 18, 1932. She debuted as an actress in 1948.
