Viseu is rich in churches, convents and chapels. In addition to the cathedral there are six major churches, four chapels, two convents, and the bishop´s palace. There is also a sacred art museum in the cathedral. Strategically located in history as an important crossroad since Roman times. Its strong architectural buildings reflect its heritage as a centre of a wine-growing region. In the surrounding area are a number of decorated large standing stones with detailed carved symbolic lines. To this day no one has yet managed to accurately interpret their unusual designs or managed to establish from which era of civilization they have originated.

Surrounded by vineyards, orchards and pine-forests, the charming country town of Viseu has been a northern crossroads since the time of the Romans, who chose its site for a military camp, the largest yet to be discovered in Portugal. Viseu was made the seat of a bishopric in the mid-6th century, after which the Suevi destroyed the Roman walls.