Viseu (http://www.cm-viseu.pt/), is a charming hilltop city and district capital around 53,000 inhabitants in central Portugal. It is situated in the Beira Alta between the mountain ranges of the Serra da Estrela and Serra do Caramulo, about halfway between Aveiro and Guarda off the new A25 Motorway right in the middle of the famous Dao wine region.
The city, a regional center for agriculture and education, has many schools, a modern polytechnic and 2 universities the Catholic University and the Piaget Institute. There is no heavy industry.
