Aveiro Tours and Activities

Explore the charming seaside town of Aveiro on this full-day private tour from Porto. A private guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel and usher you to the nearby town of Aveiro, known for its numerous canals and pedestrian bridges. Here you can wander through the fish market or look for the infamous Boats Moliceiros, or perhaps take a cruise down the Ria Aveiro. After a full day of exploring, your guide will return you to your hotel in Porto.

During your time in Portugal, ensure you don’t miss Aveiro, known as the ‘Venice of Portugal’, on this private 4-hour trip from Porto. In addition to taking an idyllic cruise on the Moliceiro River, you’ll admire art-nouveau architecture and visit Costa Nova’s beaches, famed for their exotic bird species. Receive undivided attention from a personal guide and enjoy the convenience of hotel pickup and drop-off in Porto.

Head to the quaint city of Aveiro and the coastal beaches of Costa Nova on this private full-day tour from Lisbon. Discover Portugal’s ‘Little Venice’ and take a cruise along the ancient waterways lined with colorful homes and buildings. Then, explore Aveiro's city center including the Carmelite Church and Aveiro Museum, to learn more about the city's history.

Porto may be best known for its namesake wine, but this city also serves as a gateway to some of Portugal's most beautiful natural escapes. This canyoning adventure takes you out of the city and into its surrounding nature for a full day of canyoning, climbing, and checking out waterfalls and lagoons. Best of all, no experience is needed to join in the fun.

We start by visiting Bairrada, a wine-producing region full of life. If you are looking for natural beauty, traditions and history, with unique gastronomic experiences and wineries, then this is the place for you. Here fights took place between Christians and Arabs. It was a land of passage and conquests, when the capital of the kingdom was Coimbra. It was also a land for the defense of independence, threatened by Napoleon's armies, which were held close by in the Serra do Bussaco. And as a curiosity always goes well, get to know that these men had the pleasure of tasting and getting to know the region's wines, thus contributing to their export from an early age. Here we can visit Adega Luís Pato. Considered a rebellious winegrower, João Pato began bottling wine from his vineyards in 1970, becoming the first in the Bairrada region after its demarcation. But there's more to visit, like the Aliança Underground Museum – the first underground museum in the traditional Aliança cellars.

Situated next to the sea and the estuary, Aveiro is crossed by a network of channels through which the traditional moliceiros stroll. These boats that used to be used to collect algae, are now used for sightseeing. Along the canal we can admire several buildings in Art Nouveau style, and along the ria we find Ílhavo, a city by the sea where the famous Vista Alegre porcelain factory is located. Situated along the Mondego River, Coimbra is the city of students and has been named a World Heritage Site. Here 6 kings of Portugal were born as well as the country's first University and one of the oldest in Europe.

Located in the west of Portugal, Aveiro and Costa Nova are two must-see places for those who want to know a region that combines the Ria, the channels, and urban areas like no other in Portugal. Known as the Venice of Portugal, Aveiro is a fishing village that looks more like a balcony with privileged views of the Atlantic Ocean. Here, tradition walks arm in arm with modernity. With its channels loaded with colourful boats – the Moliceiros – Aveiro is a city of channels that lead us to embark on a journey through its historic heritage, dominated by Roman influence, leaving room for the charm of Art Nouveau and industrial architecture. Separated by a lagoon or estuary, Aveiro and the Costa Nova are long-standing neighbours which have known each other for all of time. Famous for its beautiful houses with colourful striped, Costa Nova takes us to paradise beaches, in what has become one of the main summer holiday areas in Portugal. The perfect setting for a private visit is set.