Aveiro – Venice of Portugal

Updated June 11, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

Aveiro is known as the Venice of Portugal, a charming city on the country’s central coast, south of Porto, whose network of picturesque canals, colourful moliceiro boats (traditional flat-bottomed vessels once used for harvesting seaweed, now converted to gondola-like tourist boats), and elegant Art Nouveau architecture make it one of the most photogenic small cities […]

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