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Aveiro Highlights PrivateTour with local guide
Joined 2023
Welcome to Aveiro! I'm Paulo, better known as Paulinho and I will be your guide. I'm here to make your visit to the charming city of Aveiro, also known as the 'Portuguese Venice', an unforgettable experience. I will do everything I can to make your life as a tourist easier, before, during and after the tour. During the tour, I will share with you interesting facts, fascinating storstories and must-visit places that Aveiro, the 'Portuguese Venice', has to offer.
Itinerary
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Meeting Point
At your Hotel
- I will meet you at yout hotel in Aveiro
At yout hotel
We will start out tour
Ribbon Bridge - Ponte dos Laços
The meaning of the Ponte dos Laços de Amizade bridge, created in 2016 by two students from the University of Aveiro, is a hymn to friendships and a symbol of the affection that the inhabitants cherish for the city. The challenge was for people to leave their bond, a symbol of love or friendship and a monument of thanks to Aveiro, which happened along the guards of this bridge.
BUGAS
BUGA (Aveiro Free Use Bicycle) is a piece of equipment designed to provide those who live in Aveiro or visit the City, a pleasant, healthy and ecological way of getting to know it, strolling or working on it. There is no time limit during opening hours. Note, however, that BUGA belongs to everyone and it is not allowed to close it, take it home or park it in places other than the BUGA store
Monumento Temáticos
The Confraria dos Eggs Moles de Aveiro obtained funding to create a monument dedicated to that traditional sweet of the city. The “ambitious goal” of building the Monument to the Eggs Moles was launched last year by the current chancellery of the brotherhood - the project can now be carried out thanks to the support of several local companies and the Chamber of Aveiro. The inauguration took place on October 1st this year 2016
- Fábrica Campos
The Cultural and Congress Center (CCCA) is a space deeply connected to the city. Its central location makes it a reference building and a landmark for anyone visiting Aveiro. The modernity of functions inserted in the beauty and tradition of Former Jeronymo Pereira de Campos Factory make this building a great place to hold all kinds of events.
Escadaria I love Aveiro
Staircase, offered by city-loving street artists
Fish market
The construction of Praça do Peixe, a unique example of iron architecture in Aveiro, appears in one of the most typical spaces in the city, where currently there is much of the nightlife. It dates back to the first decade of the twentieth century and, since then, has played the role of a market favored by its privileged location above the Canal dos Botirões (former salt and fish wharf).
The Chapel of São Gonçalo
The Chapel of São Gonçalo, also referred to as Chapel of São Gonçalinho or São Gonçalo de Amarante, is located next to some of the channels of Ria de Aveiro, in the Beira Mar neighborhood, parish of Vera Cruz, municipality of Aveiro, district of Aveiro, in Portugal.
Botirões Wharf
Botirões Wharf, Canal de S. Roque and Canal Central Located in the "seaside" area, these canals once served as a service for moliceiro boats and merchant salt shakers. Giving the city a unique beauty, it forms the basis of a prosperous economic development at the time of its foundation. The central channel, with the widest and deepest flow, runs through the city from the lagoon, where you can see beautiful examples of moliceiro boats.
Circular pedestrian bridge in Aveiro
The circular pedestrian bridge in Aveiro, promoted by Aveiro Pólis, joins the four banks of two channels, S. Roque and Botirões, connecting the Canal do Praça do Peixe (Botirões channel) and the São Roque Canal, covering the banks the Mercantéis Wharf and the Botirões Wharf. The bridge is unique in Aveiro for the possibility of crossing two channels and for its shape and design.
Canals
Known as the "Portuguese Venice", the charming city of Aveiro is crossed by a canal and is considered one of the most charming destinations in the country, thanks to its colorful moliceiros, the buildings in pastel shades of Art Nouveau style and its peaceful atmosphere urban - an ideal setting for your vacation. Located in the Baixo Vouga sub-region, between the Atlantic Ocean and the mountainous areas of the neighboring districts, Aveiro exhibits a very varied landscape, characterized by a long sandy coast, a beautiful estuary and several parks and gardens.
Details of Aveiro The roundabout located
Details of Aveiro The roundabout located in the center of Praça General Humberto Delgado, better known as “Ponte Praça” or simply “Pontes”, is not a roundabout like the others existing a little by the city, and by the country, because despite the flowering shrubs that cover it, what's under that vegetation is… laugh.
Captaincy of the Port of Aveiro
Building of the former Captaincy of the Port of Aveiro, also called «Casa dos Arcos» (primitive Fernando Caldeira Industrial Design School) The building of the former Captaincy of Aveiro is considered one of the most significant examples of new art in the region of Aveiro and the country. The works that recently took place in this space transformed the building, of great symbolism, into the City's Living Room (Aveiro City Hall, 2003), with the Aveiro Municipal Assembly being installed here.
Round About statues,
These statues, which are not very large, do not need captions and what they represent is very clear at the base of them. They are located at Ponte Praça, in the so-called eye of the city, the busiest roundabout in Aveiro, in my view. As can be understood, the statues represent professions that have fallen into disuse, but which are in the memory of many people from Aveiro.
The Portuguese pavement
The Portuguese pavement or Portuguese mosaic (or Portuguese stone in Brazil) is the established name of a certain type of floor covering used especially in paving sidewalks, public spaces, and private spaces, in general. This type of tour is widely used in Portuguese-speaking countries.
Moliceiros
Moliceiro is the name given to the boats that circulate in the Ria de Aveiro, lagoon region of the Vouga River. These vessels were originally used to catch the moliço, but are currently used more for tourism purposes. It is one of the ex-libris of Aveiro, together with the Eggs Moles and the University of Aveiro. Among the typical boats of the region, the moliceiro is considered the most elegant; despite the colorful and humorous decoration, it is a work boat for the collection of the moliço, which was the main source of fertilizer in the agricultural lands of Aveiro.
Museu Arte Nova de Aveiro
The Museu Arte Nova de Aveiro, based in one of the most emblematic buildings among the heritage of this artistic current, is the interpretive center of the extensive network of Art Nouveau motifs spread throughout the city of Aveiro.
The tour ending place
Please choose one ; Captaincy of the Port of Aveiro or Round About statues or The Portuguese pavement or Moliceiros or Museu Arte Nova de Aveiro
Ending Point
Captaincy of the Port of Aveiro or Round About statues or The Portuguese pavement or Moliceiros or Museu Arte Nova de Aveiro
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Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee
transportation fee, lunch, dinner, entrance fee, etc...
Tour Important Information
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Important message from the supplier
Work every day - from 15.00
i can arrange transportancion for 4 if you pay the transopotaton fee
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2023
About Tour Guide Paulo A.
I´m Paulo, born and raised in this great and beautiful city of Aveiro which is also known as the "Portugueses Venice" because of its charm and the many canals that cross it!
Since 2010, I have been working in tourism as a professional guide, so I have ample experience with walking tours and knowledge about the amazing city of Aveiro.
I can assure you, you will love the time we spend together as my tours are known for being safe, comfortable, and relaxing while you get to know all about what the city is really like.
I am passionate about welcoming people, and I am always delighted to socialize with different cultures, people, languages, and listen to their stories, and of course...having the opportunity to get to tell them all about my own! :)
My experience in tourism activity allows me to create, develop, and offer true and unique experiences, valuing your time with full respect for your rest and freedom.
I will welcome you with a great smile, followed by excellent recommendations on "what to visit, to see and amazing places off the beaten track in Aveiro", and I will give you a guide with a map that shows you how to see everything the city has to offer.
My personal philosophy is, "Inspired by you"
Do you accept the challenge?
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