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Aveiro Travel Guide: 154 reviews and 290 photos

Before I went to Aveiro I red that it was "The Venice" of Portugal. That wasn't good...
Because when I went there I had so high expactations, I was looking forward to see another beautiful town, with lots of canales, and nice buildings.
The thruth, according to me, is that Aveiro is a really nice town, calm and with some things to see.
But... it's not a "Venice". There are just two canales, no bridges (well, except for the one outside the center of the town, which was supposed to be amazing, but instead was anything else than that...).
Except for these two canales, which was nice, but nothing special, I couldn't find anything in Aveiro that made me think of Venice.

So, when you're going there; see it as a new town, don't compare it to Venice or anywhere else - and you'll be pleased with you visit!

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Nice and calm, great beach
  • Cons:Venice, huh??!
  • In a nutshell:Great summertown!
  • Last visit to Aveiro: Jun 2004
  • Intro Updated Aug 20, 2004
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    global84 Aug 16, 2006 at 9:39 AM Report Abuse

    Yeah, Aveiro is Aveiro, and Venice is Venice. I have been to both places, but I was disappointed by Venice a lot. Anyway, hope you enjoyed Aveiro though; check out my Aveiro page for pictures and stuff!

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    Marpessa Feb 9, 2006 at 3:31 PM Report Abuse

    Hey, great page on Aveiro - even though it's not Venice :) Love the photo of the church in your travelogue - such beautiful blues! :)

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    Jim_Eliason Nov 18, 2005 at 7:19 PM Report Abuse

    great pics. Seems like everywhere with a canal is the Venice of xxx.

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    BeatChick Dec 26, 2004 at 4:47 PM Report Abuse

    For a place that was slightly disappointing you sure took some GREAT photos!!

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    CALSF Nov 25, 2004 at 9:14 PM Report Abuse

    Hi Henrik, although 'the bridge' was not what you expected, at least you had the beach! :)

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    ncfg Aug 20, 2004 at 3:28 PM Report Abuse

    Well Aveiro is not Venice but the pastry is great. Did you taste the " ovos moles" from Aveiro?

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