12 Activities
Magical Aveiro: Beach Village, Canal Boat Tour, History, and Art Nouveau
Starts from
Porto
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Activities
12
Duration
11 hrs 10 min
Length
24 mi
Guide details
Starts from
Porto
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Duration
11 hrs 10 min
Length
24 mi
Victoria Loskutova
Travel Expert
- Try local signature pastries Ovos Moles.
- Have a boat tour via the city canal.
- Explore the magical beach village.
- Visit the old porcelain factory.
Aveiro is an unusual city featuring various historical sites, water canals, and signature pastries.
Have a ride from Porto to explore and stroll around the town and its main famous sites. Try local food, have a tour by boat, and admire the architecture in Art Nouveau style.
You'll visit some historical sites and an old porcelain factory, walk along the canals and check out beaches.
Have a ride from Porto to explore and stroll around the town and its main famous sites. Try local food, have a tour by boat, and admire the architecture in Art Nouveau style.
You'll visit some historical sites and an old porcelain factory, walk along the canals and check out beaches.
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Aveiro is an unusual city featuring various historical sites, water canals, and signature pastries.
Have a ride from Porto to explore and stroll around the town and its main famous sites. Try local food, have a tour by boat, and admire the architecture in Art Nouveau style.
You'll visit some historical sites and an old porcelain factory, walk along the canals and check out beaches.
Have a ride from Porto to explore and stroll around the town and its main famous sites. Try local food, have a tour by boat, and admire the architecture in Art Nouveau style.
You'll visit some historical sites and an old porcelain factory, walk along the canals and check out beaches.
Victoria Loskutova
Travel Expert
- Try local signature pastries Ovos Moles.
- Have a boat tour via the city canal.
- Explore the magical beach village.
- Visit the old porcelain factory.
Day Itinerary
12 Activities
Day 1
21 mi3 mi
Coastal Charms: Discovering Aveiro's Art and Flavours
You will have an amazing day in one of the most beautiful coastal cities of Portugal today!
Explore the colourful beach village—the city of Aveiro. Walk along the canals and admire the architecture in Art Nouveau style; try local food and signature Aveiro pastries; have a boat city tour, and visit the old porcelain factory!
Explore the colourful beach village—the city of Aveiro. Walk along the canals and admire the architecture in Art Nouveau style; try local food and signature Aveiro pastries; have a boat city tour, and visit the old porcelain factory!
Car Park
Parking
Open Details
You are in Aveiro! Park your car at this parking lot, and explore Costa Nova, its signature site, and the beach.
0.5 mi
10 min
Casas Típicas da Costa Nova
Sights
Open Details
Costa Nova is an oceanfront charming village on a long peninsula with the lagoon on one side and the Atlantic on the other.
Costa Nova was a fishing village before, and there’s a reminder of that time in its cute weatherboard cottages, painted with vertical stripes.
Now there are little hotels, shops and a market in some of these houses.
Walk along the promenade and check it all out!
Costa Nova was a fishing village before, and there’s a reminder of that time in its cute weatherboard cottages, painted with vertical stripes.
Now there are little hotels, shops and a market in some of these houses.
Walk along the promenade and check it all out!
0.6 mi
15 min
Bronze Seafood & Lounge Bar
Seafood Restaurant
Open Details
Fresh seafood at the beach anyone?
Have a great delicious lunch here at Costa Nova Beach and enjoy the view! It's a nice place to enjoy local food, and have a nice relaxing time by the ocean.
Have a great delicious lunch here at Costa Nova Beach and enjoy the view! It's a nice place to enjoy local food, and have a nice relaxing time by the ocean.
0.5 mi
10 min
Costa Nova Beach
Beach
Open Details
You can skip the beach of course, but why? It has a nice wooden walking path - have a stroll and make a wish - the wind of changes will catch it and make it come true!
0.4 mi
10 min
Car Park
Parking
Open Details
Walk back to the car park to pick up your vehicle. Now you should head towards the city.
6.7 mi
15 min
Car Park
Parking
Open Details
Here's a car park for you. Leave your vehicle here, and start your walk from Largo do Rossio towards the Rossio Area.
In the 20th century emigrants who had made their fortunes in Brazil returned to Aveiro and built themselves stylish houses in the Art Nouveau style.
Some elegant properties to look out for are the Casa do Major Pessoa, now the Art Nouveau Museum, and the ones with lovely wrought iron gates and balconies.
In the 20th century emigrants who had made their fortunes in Brazil returned to Aveiro and built themselves stylish houses in the Art Nouveau style.
Some elegant properties to look out for are the Casa do Major Pessoa, now the Art Nouveau Museum, and the ones with lovely wrought iron gates and balconies.
0.3 mi
10 min
Moliceiros Pier
Sights
Open Details
You'll notice many beautiful colorful boats cruising along the canals. Those are Moliceiros. They were originally made to harvest seaweed in the lagoon.
Board a maliceiro for a 45-minute city tour via the canal! The paintings on the bow and stern depict traditional scenes around Aveiro, and on the journey, you’ll get a story of the city along its canals and by the salt farms that border the lagoon.
Board a maliceiro for a 45-minute city tour via the canal! The paintings on the bow and stern depict traditional scenes around Aveiro, and on the journey, you’ll get a story of the city along its canals and by the salt farms that border the lagoon.
0.3 mi
5 min
Forum Aveiro
Shopping Mall
Open Details
This is a no ordinary mall! It's built on the canal with the bridges over a long central walkaway, has two-story galleries, and a classical design.
Even if you are not interested in shopping, you can admire its interior and have a nice lunch on the rooftop! Bon appetite!
Even if you are not interested in shopping, you can admire its interior and have a nice lunch on the rooftop! Bon appetite!
0.6 mi
15 min
Car Park
Parking
Open Details
Come back to the parking lot to find your car. You will have a little trip to see the old porcelain factory!
5.9 mi
15 min
Vista Alegre Museum
Museum
Open Details
The Vista Alegre porcelain factory is 200 years old!
It’s a gigantic complex with the factory itself, a 17th-century palace, a chapel, and an entire residential quarter built for workers with its own theatre.
The museum is in former factory buildings and has just been given a makeover.
You'll have a tour and know the history of the Vista Alegre company, as well as the porcelain and the role it has played in Portuguese society.
There are more than 30,000 pieces on display, and you can see the old kilns and modern facilities that still employ 700 people.
You should definitely buy a nice porcelain piece from here!
It’s a gigantic complex with the factory itself, a 17th-century palace, a chapel, and an entire residential quarter built for workers with its own theatre.
The museum is in former factory buildings and has just been given a makeover.
You'll have a tour and know the history of the Vista Alegre company, as well as the porcelain and the role it has played in Portuguese society.
There are more than 30,000 pieces on display, and you can see the old kilns and modern facilities that still employ 700 people.
You should definitely buy a nice porcelain piece from here!
7.5 mi
20 min
Doce Moliceiro Pastelaria
Bakery
Open Details
Don't miss the opportunity to try local pastries - ovos moles!
Ovos moles are made of egg yolks and sugar. They were originally made by nuns in Aveiro’s old convents (traditionally nuns were gifted eggs by people about to get married), and the recipes were passed to the townsfolk when the religious institutions were shut down.
Inspired by the ocean, the ovos moles are made in the shapes of clams and whelk shells. Try them and grab a couple of boxes with you!
Ovos moles are made of egg yolks and sugar. They were originally made by nuns in Aveiro’s old convents (traditionally nuns were gifted eggs by people about to get married), and the recipes were passed to the townsfolk when the religious institutions were shut down.
Inspired by the ocean, the ovos moles are made in the shapes of clams and whelk shells. Try them and grab a couple of boxes with you!
0.8 mi
5 min
Rekint
Portuguese Restaurant
Open Details
It's time for dinner! Rekint is one of the best local wine and tapas bars. Order some delicacies, and wind down with a glass of wine.