Destination guide
Aveiro
Portugal
Aveiro is the provincial capital city of Beira Litoral province, nestled next to a ria, (a salt water lagoon) and the Vouga River delta on the Atlantic coast of Central Portugal. Its origins go back to pre-Roman times.
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Skip the bus lines and explore the city on foot or by bicycle; the primary sights are clustered within easy walking distance, and dedicated cycling paths connect the city center directly to the beach areas.
Visit the salt pans on the local road toward Barra and Costa to see the traditional evaporation basins. Time your visit to coincide with the warmer months when the water is actively trapped and harvested into conical mounds.
Explore the area around the fish market for your main meals. Restaurants located in the immediate vicinity of the market, such as those specializing in fish, offer a convenient selection of local catch.
Combine a visit to the Jardim Oudinot with the Santo André museum ship; the surrounding harbour area is a prime spot to end a day trip, as it features a concentration of restaurants and taverns that have revitalized the old industrial waterfront.
Check the programming at the Centro de Congressos de Aveiro at the end of the Canal do Côjo; this repurposed ceramics factory frequently hosts cultural events and exhibitions that provide insight into the city's industrial architecture. You can enquire at city hall for the current event schedule.
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Best time to go
Best window: November–September
Kind weather all year — there is no month to avoid.
Rated from ten years of daily temperature and rainfall recorded at this destination, via Open-Meteo's ERA5 reanalysis. Hover a month for its real numbers.
Getting around
By bus
The city of Aveiro has thirteen bus lines operated by Aveiro Bus, who have no English website. That said, the buses are of little use to tourists as most points of interest are easily within walking distance in Aveiro.
On foot
Aveiro is easily navigable on foot. The local bus terminal can be found about 15 minutes walk from the canal zone.
By bicycle
Aveiro is a cyclist friendly city. There are many exclusive cyclist dedicated paths throughout the city and connecting all the way from the city to the beach areas.
By car
Road traffic in the Aveiro area is relatively easy to negotiate, though you may experience slight delays at rush hours. Street parking spaces are at a premium and metered, but there are some well positioned underground parkades at the Forum and Av.
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What to see
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Costa Nova striped houses
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
Rows of wooden beach houses painted in bold candy stripes line the sand a short trip from central Aveiro.
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Ecomuseu Marinha da Troncalhada
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You walk the ridges of an open-air salt pan museum watching marnotos harvest salt using centuries-old methods.
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Museu de Aveiro
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An opulent former convent museum surrounded by art nouveau facades along the nearby streets.
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Church of Saint John the Evangelist
Praça Marquês de Pombal
18th-century Baroque and Rococo church, a national monument. It was part of a Carmelite convent.
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Aveiro Cathedral
An example of unique Portuguese baroque architecture.
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Antiga Capitania do Porto de Aveiro
Now converted and utilized as the new Municipal Assembly Hall. The harbour complex is quite large and spread out on the "ria", offering views of the various inshore individually specialized areas handling different types of cargo.
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Salineira Aveirense
Antigo Cais de São Roque 79
As salt production for many centuries played such a big part in the importance of Aveiro in pre industrial times, it's quite surprising today, to still see remnants of that manual labour activity.
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What to do
Moliceiro boat ride on the canals
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
You glide through the city on a colorful, gondola-like boat originally built to gather aquatic plants from the Ria de Aveiro lagoon.
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Centro de Congressos de Aveiro
Cais da Fonte Nova
The attractive 1914 face-brick industrial design ceramics factory building of Fábrica Jerónimo Pereira Campos at the end of the Canal do Côjo was repurposed in 1995 to provide the backdrop for Aveiro's convention center.
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Hiking in the Dunas de São Jacinto
Take the bus to Forte de Barra and then the ferry
There are four different paths through the woods. You can see the Atlantic and some lakes. Teatro Aveirense This is the city theatre venue, where seasonal pieces are staged as well as one off productions.S.C.
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What to eat
Confeitaria Peixinho
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You try ovos moles, Aveiro's signature egg-yolk sweet, at the bakery most locally associated with the recipe.
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Restaurante Mercado do Peixe
fish market plaza
Situated in the upper part of the fish market, this place specializes in fish.
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Cervejaria Restaurante Rossio "O Augusto"
Largo do Rossio 8
In the main central area of Aveiro you can find an amazing steak or just some special of the day dishes (especial do dia)
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Musgo Restaurante Vegan
Rua Do Tenente Rezende 37B Galerias Rossio· Moderate
Homemade vegan foods. Pets are welcome. English spoken. Gluten free options, beers and wines also available.
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Restaurante Ferro
also Rua dos Marnotos 41
Very close to the fish market, this place serves meat and fish dishes at affordable prices.
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Cafe Zig-Zag
Avenida Dr. Lourenço Peixinho 94
Good cafe for a quick lunch. Standard menu with daily specials.
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La Mamaroma
Cais do Alboi 21
Italian restaurant with a wood-fired oven. One of the house specialties is a stone-cooked fillet—an enormous beef fillet cooked slowly on a hot stone.
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