Location

Aveiro is the second most populous city in the Centro Region of Portugal, after Coimbra.

Several attrations in city of Aveiro include cathedrals, canals and the Peninsula de São Jacinto beaches. Attractions nearby Aveiro include the Ílhavo ceramica de Vista Alegre and the beaches of Barra, Costa Nova do Prado, and Gafanha da Nazare.

Aveiro is sometimes called "The Portuguese Venice", because of its canals and boats that remind one of the Italian city of Venice, as the city faced similar problems when it tried to conquer the water.