Viseu Cathedral Cloisters

Romanesque columns that support the vaulted ceilling of Viseu's 13th-century Sé Cathedral.
The two storey cloisters form a relatively simple interior by Portuguese standards.

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Set on a plateau high in the hills of Beira Alta, the regional capital of Viseu retains a medieval feel to what was once a walled centre and has been an important crossroads since Roman times. In fact, the Romans kept a large garrison of soldiers here, the most important yet to be uncovered by archaeologists in Portugal and the buildings of which apparently covered around 40 square hectares…