UNIQUETOUR

CITY TOUR

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UNIQUE TOUR - CITY TOUR

Come and discover the best kept secrets of the city of Aveiro.

MEETING POINT

HERE (LOCATION GOOGLE MAPS)

PRICES

ADULT | 13,00€

CHILDREN* | 5,00€

*up to 3 years old free

DURATION

60 MINUTES

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Aveiro Walking Tour

Everything you won't want to miss on your walking tour of Aveiro.

Beira-Mar neighborhood

Visit Aveiro's most typical neighborhood. Once a district of fishermen and salt-workers, the neighbourhood is characterized by its slender, tall houses covered in tile panels from the city's ceramics factories.

Today this neighborhood is the center of nightlife and home to the main restaurants and hotels, making it the most popular tourist center in the city.

blue and brown boat on water during daytime

City of canals

To visit Aveiro is to let yourself be carried away by the glittering light brought by the canals that embrace the city. With 5 urban canals, this tour passes through all of them.

Strolling along the canals you'll find the region's most famous boat, the moliceiro (learn more here - reservations and tickets).

The moliceiro, a traditional boat with deep roots in Portuguese maritime culture, was used in the past to transport moliço, a group of seaweeds crucial for fertilising agricultural land (see more).

Gardens and green spaces

Aveiro's historic center is surrounded by several gardens and green spaces where you can feel surrounded by nature without having to leave the city.

In Parque Infante D. Pedro you'll find a garden with large and small trees, with trees from different origins, thus functioning as a large global park that you won't want to miss on your visit to Aveiro.

Aveiro, city of tiles

Aveiro's connection to ceramics is not new. Because of Aveiro's geography, with the presence of the lagoon front, the city has molded itself to the benefits of this proximity.

With its clay soils, the result of thousands of years of sediment replenishment from the lagoon, Aveiro has established itself as an excellent ceramics center.

Through the immense ceramics factories that used to exist in the region, the most emblematic houses and buildings are covered with the colorful tiles that came from them.

A woman walking down a street holding an umbrella

Local commerce and crafts

The historic center of Aveiro, in addition to the canals and large gardens, is filled with local commerce. Small stores, local handicrafts and tastings of regional products, on this tour let yourself be carried away by the surprises we have in store for you.

a row of buildings next to a body of water

Capital of Art Nouveaux

The city of Aveiro, located in the centre of Portugal, is known as the capital of Art Nouveau. With its unique and charming architecture, the streets of Aveiro are full of buildings and houses with details and ornaments typical of this artistic style.

Art Nouveau, also known as Art Nouveau, flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and left an indelible mark on the city. The influence of Art Nouveau can be seen in the wrought iron details, the colourful stained glass windows and the curved lines that adorn the façades of the buildings.

Aveiro is also known for its canals, which are travelled by the famous moliceiros boats. The city's charm, combined with its rich history and culture, make Aveiro a must-see for lovers of art and architecture.

Aveiro Museum

It occupies the Monastery of Jesus, a women's convent founded in 1458 as a modest seclusion. The presence among the nuns of Princess Joana, daughter of King Afonso V, from 1472 onwards, led to the aggrandisement of the monastery.

The monastery which, over the next three centuries, underwent successive remodelling and construction. The Church of Jesus, with its rich gilded woodwork and tiles, the tomb of the Princess, a Baroque masterpiece, the cloister (15th/16th centuries) and the refectory with tiled walls and a graceful reading tribune tiled walls and a graceful reading tribune.

An important collection of Portuguese Baroque art (17th/18th centuries). Sculpture, carving, paramentaria and jewellery. Portuguese painting from the 15th to XVIII, especially the portrait of Princess St Joan.

Friendship Bridge

What started out as an idea to bring people closer together, today the friendship bridges filled with colorful ribbons with dedications are already a city landmark.