Aveiro, Barra & Costa Nova Lagoon & Fishermen Village Tour

For a long time Aveiro has been known as the Portuguese Venice, due to its system of canals and boats similar to the italian city of Venice. But the truth is that these colorful boats are unique, originaly constructed for the gathering of seaweed out of the lagoon. While appreciating the moliceiro boats in Aveiro we will have sights to a mixture of former fishermen houses and grand buildings, many of them built in a fusion of art-noveau style and portuguese ceramic tiles! The city center is incredibly beautiful, and you will love appreciating the facades of the buildings from the lagoon! One of the of the products that played a major role in the economy of Aveiro was the Salt. Although this business has decreased in the last years, new activities were born from the Salines and we will have the opportunity to learn all about this particularity while visiting the ponds that remained!