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Aveiro

The called 'Portuguese Venice' is a charm.
Aveiro has beautiful beaches, typic buildings, great seafood restaurants and very pleasant river and sea sidewalks.
One of the postcards of Portugal, are the city colourful houses in Costa Nova, the beach area of ​​the city. As the story goes, fishermen who lived in this region began to paint their homes so that they could be recognised from afar when they were returning from a trip from the high seas. The city center with the typical boats and canals are the perfect scenario for photos that have everything to rock your soul.
Take a ride in a moliceiro through the canals of Aveiro. Among the points of interest that the moliceiros pass through are the historic Art Nouveau buildings.
Visit the salt flats in Aveiro, as the salt is one of the most famous in the world. And production there is quite old, even older than the country itself. It's a more than ideal place to get to know a salt pan.
Finally we'll try the fresh seafood and the sweeties you'll not forget.

Aveiro, the charmed city!

The Venice of Portugal

Highlights of Aveiro, Barra, Ilhavo & Costa Nova w/ transportation

In this tour we will find out everything wonderful about Aveiro region!

We will have a full day to experience the best of the city of Aveiro, it's canal of water and typical boats that some people compare with Venice! We will have sights to the lagoon and the salt ponds, understanding the main ways of living of this coastal area of Portugal.
We will visit the tallest lighthouse of Europe, in Barra and stop to taste some typical sweet (Tripa) in Costa Nova while being amazed by it's local fisherman houses!

All my tours are slow paced and I always give at least 1h break between the morning and afternoon itinerary: you can use that time to taste our local gastronomy, as I always give suggestions of good restaurants and pastry shops. If you're not much into food, just walk around getting to know the shops w/ traditional arts & crafts, go for pictures. . . I will adapt the tour to your interests and needs even during lunch break!

Visit the main spots of the Portuguese Venice.

Highlights of Aveiro, Barra, Ilhavo & Costa Nova with transportation

Top Highlights of Douro Valley From Aveiro Full Day Private Tour

The panoramic roads, the beautiful landscapes, the amazing wines and olive oils of the Douro Region will amaze you.

More than a mainstream tour, I would like to show you, and bring to your taste some of the really traditional Douro Valley wines and olive oil.

I will introduce you to the Douro Valley, with an insider's view, keeping the information interesting and straightforward.

You may expect a revealing approach to the Douro Valley Gastronomy, History, Myths, Traditions and curiosities.

I love this region with its deep landscapes, where you may feel at the same time the beauty of nature and the power and the sacrifice of people to redesign by hand so hardly and so perfectly an entire region.

An authentic and unique experience with a modern and comfortable SUV

Starting and ending at the Hotel, the idea is to get on the Private Car and let your Driver and your Licensed Certified Guide take you comfortably on a one hour drive, to start a trip back in time: the roots and soul of this nation!
We'll visit the Unesco World Heritage city of Guimarães, the first ever capital of Portugal, with its imponent Castle and Medieval center, Ducal Palace and incredible history, shared by someone that is passionate about the birth of Portugal and knows what she's talking about. It's one of the most unique and well preserved city centers and my personal favorite hidden gem.
Land of wonderful Conventual Pastries, Convents and legends, you'll fall in love with its charming streets and secrets.

Included on the Tour, visit inside of the 10th Century Castle and the Ducal Palace of the Braganza's.
Possibility to do a traditional Conventual Pastry Tasting (optional, cost not included).

The UNESCO Cradle of the Nation - Portugal's First Capital

Half Day Guimarães Tour

Aveiro, Costa Nova and "Salinas" Salt Lagoons Full Day Tour

Aveiro is 48 miles south from Porto, a beautiful coastal city full of history and interesting things to do. Always a very important fishing hub, specially for the salted codfishing fleets that arrived from New Foundland, the city was suprised in the 15 hundreds by a natural disaster, that blocked their harbor and created the natural Canals of brackish water that we see today. That, led to the wonderful Canal navigation all throught the center, but also to the important Salt Lagoons ("salinas"), for the rising of a salt industry. As well as the invention of special boats ("moliceiros") for the capture of seeweed, a natural soil fertilizer. The port was again opened to navigation, and the area is today, still, one of the most important fishing and fish factory center. But it's also the capital of Art Nouveau of Portugal, with many amazing sumptuous 1900's buildings. And, of course, its dazziling Convents and Churches and the best. . . their unique Conventual Pastries, the famous "Ovos Moles". To be discovered!

Convent or Cathedral
Moliceiro Boat Ride
Conventual Pastry


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