Address: Monte de Santa Luzia
City: Viseu
Postal Code: 3500 - 415
Telephone: 232450163
Email: museudoquartzo@cmviseu.pt
Website: http://www.cm-viseu.pt

Weekly Schedule:
tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday
From 12:00:00 to -.
From 17:00:00 to -.

Weekend and Holidays Schedule:

From 10:00:00 to 12:00:00.
From 14:00:00 to 17:00:00.

Exceptions:
-

Paid Entry:
0€

Discount Policy:
-

The visit to this Point does not require prior booking and can be done individually.

Specific Conditions:
-

Method:
-

Difficulty Level:
-

Group Visits:
Yes
Minimum Number of Person per group:
10
Maximum Number of Person per group:
60
Observations:
-

Guided Tours:
Yes
Observations:
Guided tours for groups by previous booking

Museums

Museum / Interpretation Center History:
The Quartz Museum aims to encourage interest in the geological heritage as an important part of the natural heritage by promoting their protection, preservation and enhancement. Aims to informabout the regional geology and quartz in geological and mineralogical context and to establish itself as a surplus pedagogical-didactic for the various levels of schooling. The project which includes the Quartz Museum aimed an upgrading of the Monte de Santa Luzia, which for some years has been the target of exploitation of this mineral. The use of this resource left a crater, as a window opened into the earth's crust that is worth watching. At the request of the City Hall of Viseu, the National Museum of Natural History, University of Lisbon, hasconceived  a recovery project, involving its acceptance as a geomonument.

Activity Program:
-

Study and Research Unit:
-

Audiovisual and Multimedia Resources:
-

Volunteering Programs:
-

Activity Description:
Guided tours to the permanent exhibition, Guided tours to temporary exhibitions, Experimental activities and reading tales workshops.

Target Audience:
Pre-school to university

Activity Cost:
0€

Weekly Schedule:
tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday
From 10:00:00 to 12:00:00.
From 14:00:00 to 17:00:00.

Weekend and Holidays Schedule:

From 00:00:00 to 00:00:00.
From 00:00:00 to 00:00:00.

Exceptions:
-

Observations:
-

Where to Stay
http://www.cm-viseu.pt/index.php/conhecer-viseu/turistico/informacoes-uteis/onde-ficar

Where to Eat
http://www.cm-viseu.pt/index.php/2011-12-28-09-54-59/onde-comer

Cultural Facilities
http://www.cm-viseu.pt/index.php/diretorio/cultura/rede-municipal-de-museus

Security Forces
http://www.cm-viseu.pt/index.php/using-joomla/extensions/components/contact-component

Type of Transport:
T. Rodoviário
Agency Name:
Serviço de Transportes Urbanos de Viseu
Telephone Number:
232423155

Parking for private vehicles:
Yes

Museu Grão Vasco

Housed in the former Bishop's Palace, fully renovated by the architect Souto Moura, the Grão Vasco Museum is now a must-see museum not only for the collection of sixteenth-century painting authored by Vasco Fernandes, the Grão Vasco (c.1475- 1542) and his workshop, but also the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Portuguese painting and copies of Portuguese faience, Oriental porcelain and furniture, and a set of objects and figurative objects originally intended for liturgical practices.
gps: 40.657545 -7.914279
distance: 10km


Catedral de Viseu

The cathedral shows a variety of architectural styles that reflect the time taken for its construction and the fact that  the Manueline façade was partially destroyed by a violent storm in 1635,  of which remained intact only the Clock Tower in the Romanesque-Gothic style.
gps: 40.393503 -7.543995
distance: 10km


Museu Tesouro da Misericórdia

Mercy and Treasure Museum, present in the north wing of the Church of Mercy. In it exposes a significant body of assets that, over nearly five centuries of the life of this partnership, served to fulfill its diverse mission of service to help the most needed ones.  
gps: 40.659629 -7.911353
distance: 10km


Estátua e Cava de Viriato

Cava de Viriato has possibly been a Roman military camp situated in the confluence of several thoroughfares. According to recent research the site may subsequently have been used by Muslims as "city - Camp" during the time of Al-Mansur. On the site was erected a monument to Viriato, leader of the resistance of the Peninsular people to Roman invaders.
gps: 40.665383 -7.912568
distance: 9km


Parque do Fontelo

Large green area  east of the city, was part of the Fifth Bishop's palace. The forest is rich in plant species and trees especially chestnut and oak.  It Is endowed with a set of sports equipment - soccer fields, tennis courts, pools and a fitness circuit.
gps: 40.394 7.5405
distance: 10km


Parque Aquilino Ribeiro

A green lung with large trees and other plant species in the city center.  
gps: 40.3918 7.5459
distance: 10km