Aveiro, city of canals

To discover Aveiro is to discover a hidden treasure, somewhere between Porto and Lisbon. With its ancient origins and many ups and downs, Aveiro is today a city that has kept its history but with a modern twist.

Origin's

Since always linked to economic activities, Aveiro has salt production and naval trade as its most valuable assets.

Valuable as good exchange, the salt, probably already explored in Roman times, it is documentary proven from 959, in the testament of Countess Mumadona Dias Monastery of Guimarães.

Milenar economic of the salt

Aveiro, due to its geographic location as a prime location for salt extraction and the fact that salt is a very valuable commodity, soon turned to selling and exporting sea salt.

The ceramic Industry

The clay sediments of the Aveiro lagoon have also enabled an economy of excellence in the ceramics sector.

The entire historic center is covered in colorful tile panels. Visiting Aveiro is thus a tour of colorful fantasy.

Downtown - "Beira-Mar"

Beira-Mar neighborhood

Once a poor district of the city, the seafront district is now the city's busiest center. This is where you'll find museums, tourist services, restaurants and all the hustle and bustle of the city. Not to be missed.

São Gonçalinho Chapel

The chapel that exists today dates back to the early 18th century, as evidenced by the inscription dated 1714 placed on the chapel's portal above a niche that houses a stone image of São Gonçalinho.

The festivities take place on the sunday closest to january 10th. the festivities are very traditional and characteristic and involve throwing a type of hard bread from the top of the chapel for the people below to catch

Rua Direita | Historic Center

Crafts and Local commerce

The upper part of the city, the historic center where the city's oldest buildings and squares are located, is filled with small pedestrian streets full of small stores and local handicrafts.