Description Nelas

Nelas is a Portuguese village in the district of Viseu, located in the province of Beira Alta, Centro region (Beiras Region) and sub-region Viseu Dão-Lafões, with about 14000 inhabitants.

It is the seat of a municipality with an area of ??125.71 km² and 14,037 inhabitants (2011), subdivided into 7 parishes. The municipality is limited to the northeast by the municipality of Mangualde, to the southeast by Seia and Oliveira do Hospital (in the District of Coimbra), to the west by Carregal do Sal and to the northwest by Viseu. The municipality was designated Senhorim until December 9, 1852, when the headquarters moved from Folhadal to Nelas.

Proud of the radiant present it knew how to build, the Municipality of Nelas is however looking towards the future, seeking to take advantage of all the potential that the Dão Region, of which it is the heart, can provide it.

So it is with Wine, the region's reference brand. The best Dão wines are produced in Nelas, the Vitivinicultural Studies Center is located here, it is in Nelas that the Dão Wine Festival / Fair is held, the biggest event to promote this product with such great growth potential. But, associated with wine, we also have a magnificent Queijo da Serra, of which we are part of, and a rich gastronomy, evident in excellent restaurants in the municipality. Another reference product, olive oil, manufactured in a modern, functional and ecological mill.

This region, located between Dão and Mondego, bordered further by the Serra da Estrela and Caramulo, has a rare beauty. For this reason, tourism has enormous potential here, either to enjoy an unparalleled natural landscape, or to enjoy the thermal wealth of modern Caldas da Felgueira, or to visit and admire the valuable architectural heritage. We refer to manor houses and manor houses, testimonies of a rich historical past.