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Armamar(1)Carregal do Sal(3)Castro Daire(25)Cinfães(13)Lamego(32)Mangualde(29)Moimenta da Beira(4)Mortágua(4)Nelas(18)Oliveira de Frades(8)Penalva do Castelo(12)Penedono(4)Resende(25)Santa Comba Dão(9)São João da Pesqueira(14)São Pedro do Sul(18)Sátão(19)Sernancelhe(11)Tabuaço(22)Tarouca(11)Tondela(115)Vila Nova de Paiva(2)Viseu(432)Vouzela(175)
Armamar(1)Carregal do Sal(3)Castro Daire(25)Cinfães(13)Lamego(32)Mangualde(29)Moimenta da Beira(4)Mortágua(4)Nelas(18)Oliveira de Frades(8)Penalva do Castelo(12)Penedono(4)Resende(25)Santa Comba Dão(9)São João da Pesqueira(14)São Pedro do Sul(18)Sátão(19)Sernancelhe(11)Tabuaço(22)Tarouca(11)Tondela(115)Vila Nova de Paiva(2)Viseu(432)Vouzela(175)







  • Armamar(1)
  • Carregal do Sal(3)
  • Castro Daire(25)
  • Cinfães(13)
  • Lamego(32)
  • Mangualde(29)
  • Moimenta da Beira(4)
  • Mortágua(4)
  • Nelas(18)
  • Oliveira de Frades(8)
  • Penalva do Castelo(12)
  • Penedono(4)
  • Resende(25)
  • Santa Comba Dão(9)
  • São João da Pesqueira(14)
  • São Pedro do Sul(18)
  • Sátão(19)
  • Sernancelhe(11)
  • Tabuaço(22)
  • Tarouca(11)
  • Tondela(115)
  • Vila Nova de Paiva(2)
  • Viseu(432)
  • Vouzela(175)
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Recent stories

Works at Valeira quay widen the Douro navigable channel

📍 Viseu🚇 Infrastructure🌱 Environment#transport+1 more

The intervention concerns kilometer 141 of the Douro Navigable Waterway (VND), in the Valeira area, in São João da Pesqueira. The purpose of the work is to make the waterway increasingly safe.

observador.pt13 Aug
Works at Valeira quay widen the Douro navigable channel

House fire leaves family homeless in Viseu

📍 Viseu⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+1 more

The fire was confined to the garage where it started, but the smoke spread throughout the house, forcing a couple with two children to leave their home in the Viseu district for the time being. One vehicle was destroyed.

observador.pt27 Jul
House fire leaves family homeless in Viseu

House fire leaves a family homeless in São João da Pesqueira

📍 Viseu⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+1 more

It involves a couple with two minor children.

cmjornal.pt27 Jul
House fire leaves a family homeless in São João da Pesqueira

EN 222 closed to traffic until September

📍 Viseu🚇 Infrastructure🧭 Travel#public-transport+1 more

Infraestruturas de Portugal announces a closure on the section from São João da Pesqueira until September 4th. Light and heavy vehicles are diverted via municipal roads and the EN 229.

observador.pt14 Jul
EN 222 closed to traffic until September

Suspicions regarding the hiring of the Mayor's wife in São João da Pesqueira

📍 Viseu🏛️ Government⚖️ Legal#public-administration+1 more

Residents in São João da Pesqueira are raising suspicions regarding the hiring of the Mayor's wife as a division head for the municipality.

rtp.pt26 Jun
Suspicions regarding the hiring of the Mayor's wife in São João da Pesqueira

Royal charter predating the nation relaunches São João da Pesqueira as the "oldest town in Portugal"

📍 Viseu📜 History🧭 Travel#historical-places+1 more

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.

TSFTSF14 Jun
Royal charter predating the nation relaunches São João da Pesqueira as the "oldest town in Portugal"

The oldest town in Portugal

📍 Viseu📜 History🎭 Culture#local-history+1 more

A reference to the town historically considered the oldest in Portugal.

SAPOSAPO3 Jun
The oldest town in Portugal

Man named as formal suspect for impersonating GNR officer

📍 Viseu⚖️ Legal#crime-report+1 more

A 43-year-old man is suspected of usurping military functions, dangerous driving, and possession of a prohibited weapon. Reports made on social media indicate that the suspect was operating in São João da Pesqueira.

observador.pt19 May
Man named as formal suspect for impersonating GNR officer

43-year-old man named as a formal suspect for impersonating a GNR officer

📍 Viseu⚖️ Legal#public-safety+1 more

A 43-year-old man has been named as a formal suspect for impersonating an officer of the National Republican Guard (GNR) in São João da Pesqueira and Samora Correia, the security force announced on Tuesday, May 19. The Viseu Territorial Command's Criminal Investigation Unit identified the suspect for alleged crimes of usurpation of functions, dangerous driving, and possession of a prohibited weapon. The investigation began in February following reports on social media from victims who were stopped by the suspect, who claimed to be a GNR traffic officer despite not wearing a uniform. Police conducted five searches, seizing various items including ammunition, emergency lights, communication equipment, and weapons. The case has been referred to the Judicial Court of Moimenta da Beira. Separately, one-third of GNR applicants failed their psychological tests.

dn.pt19 May
43-year-old man named as a formal suspect for impersonating a GNR officer

Man impersonates GNR officer to stop drivers in traffic

📍 Viseu⚖️ Legal🏖️ Daily Life#public-safety+1 more

43-year-old man formally named as a suspect.

cmjornal.pt19 May
Man impersonates GNR officer to stop drivers in traffic

Olive oil from 300-year-old trees and rural tourism 'plant' 4 million euros in a Douro estate

📍 Viseu🏠 Property💶 Finance#investment+1 more

The owner of Fábrica Douro, an olive oil producer in São João da Pesqueira, is investing four million euros in Quinta das Fiandeiras, with the funds split between the acquisition of the estate and a future wine tourism project focused on olive oil culture. In addition to the rural tourism unit, which will open its doors in 2027, the investment...

eco.sapo.pt4 May
Olive oil from 300-year-old trees and rural tourism 'plant' 4 million euros in a Douro estate

From São João da Pesqueira and 1986, a memorable Port

📍 Viseu🏖️ Daily Life🎭 Culture#wine+2 more

The 1986 Quevedo white Colheita has an endless nose. And on the palate, it is just as memorable, if not more so. We were also moved by the wine.

Público6 Apr
From São João da Pesqueira and 1986, a memorable Port

Legado 2021, a single-plot Barca Velha

📍 Viseu🏖️ Daily Life🎭 Culture#wine+2 more

An intense, deep, and rich wine that, when tasted, never misleads about the conditions of its origin. Despite its different conception, it is a wine of the same stature as Barca Velha, the iconic wine from Casa Ferreirinha.

Público13 Mar
Legado 2021, a single-plot Barca Velha

Between the Lines of the Douro: poetry borne by a glass of Port

📍 Viseu🎭 Culture🧭 Travel#douro+3 more

In São João da Pesqueira, in the heart of the demarcated Douro region, I met a winemaker who reads philosophy and recites his grandfather's poems by heart. Chronicle by João da Silva

Público8 Jan
Between the Lines of the Douro: poetry borne by a glass of Port