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Did you think that Portugal was the only country without a so called Venice or Venezia or Veneza? Wrong! We have water so we have also our Venice.
What do they have in common?
1 - Water and canals
2 - The smell
3 - A similar typical boat (Moliceiro versus Gondola)
What are the differences?
1 - The palaces
2 - The prices
3 - 15 000 000 tourists each year
4 - "Ovos moles"
Those are the big notes. But there are many small ones, that you'd better check for yourself
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Canals
Things to Do
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It's exaggerated the comparison to Venice, but Aveiro is, really very tight to water. A few canals cross the city, and... more travel advice
Moliceiros
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The top icon of Aveiro are the traditional boats used to pick algae from the lagoon, called Moliceiros. Now a fading... more travel advice
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What an amusing and factual introduction.