Portugal's little Venice, with colourful boats on canals, art nouveau houses, striped beach cottages and sweet egg pastries. Here's what Aveiro is like, when to go and how long to stay.
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Temperatures are the average daytime high in °C.
April to June and September to October are best, mild for walking and boat rides. July and August are warm with busy beaches. Winter is cool and rainy.
A trip along the canals on a painted former seaweed boat.
Candy-striped beach houses and a long Atlantic beach, 15 minutes away.
Sweet egg-yolk sweets in wafer shells shaped like fish and shells.
A small museum and tea room in one of the town's art nouveau houses.
Learn how salt is made, and float in salty pools.
About 40 minutes away by train.
Yes, for a day or two. The canals, painted boats and striped houses at Costa Nova are charming.
One or two days covers the town and Costa Nova.
Fly into Porto, which has direct flights from the UK, then take the train, about 40 minutes to an hour.
Yes. Trains run often, and many tours combine Aveiro and Costa Nova.
April to June and September, around 18 to 24°C.
Put Aveiro on standby with everyone's other ideas. You each spread your points in secret, get one veto, and the draw picks where you go.