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Saturday 19 December 2020

VOUZELA (PORTUGAL)


VOUZELA
N 40.72136; W 8.10862

 
Vouzela is a Portuguese village in the district of Viseu, located in the province of Beira Alta, Centro region (Beiras Region), and Viseu Dão-Lafões subregion. It is 30 km from Viseu, 60 km from Aveiro, 2 km from the Thermal Baths of São Pedro do Sul, just over an hour from Porto,, and approximately three hours from Lisbon.
It is the seat of a municipality with an area of 193.69 km² and 10 564 inhabitants (2011), subdivided into 9 parishes. The municipality is limited to the north by the municipality of São Pedro do Sul, to the east by Viseu, to the south by Tondela,, and by the secondary portion of Oliveira de Frades, to the southwest by Águeda and to the northwest by the main portion of Oliveira de Frades.
It is easy to reach this municipality either via the A25 or through the National Roads N16, N228, N333,, and N333-3.