When they pass there, seagulls probably notice that the city is formed by a river, which stretches its arms through the channels trying to reach further and further till they finally disappear in the dunes.
Aveiro, the Bright one, is situated by the Atlantic Ocean and its channels defining the landscape reflect a city marked by Art Nouveau.
By the sea, the world is made of dunes: there is an endless world to discover from Natural Reserve of São Jacinto Dunes to the dunes that follow towards the south.
The colourful striped houses in Costa Nova are really unique, a parade of colour in front of Ria de Aveiro. By the sea, a few metres above the dunes, there is a long wooden path inviting us to long walks.
And to discover the City, the Buga (free bike of Aveiro) is waiting for you: try to go to the University Campus, submitted to a contemporary architectural plan. The general plan of the University has been made by the Architect Nuno Portas and the Campus has received the contribution of some other remarkable architects like Siza Vieira, Souto Moura, Alcino Soutinho, Carrilho da Graça, Gonçalo Byrne, among others.
Merely to say that one eats well here isn’t really enough! This region’s good cuisine and its products are based upon the concept of origin denomination protection! For instance: ordinary bread, fresh fish, Mediterranean olive oil, the memory of the old and noble kitchens and the wine, that precious and biblical nectar.
This is the place where the grapevines grow, giving name to the Bairrada wines. Thus making a cheer to life is the best we can do all throughout the year.
But it’s not only at the table that one can feel pleasure. We have only started here because it’s the perfect place to be with friends, to comment a detail of the landscape, the city streets, an art piece of a museum, the adventure of following down a river or climbing up a mountain, a day on the beach. And by night there is everything like anywhere else: shows, concerts, discos, bars!
In summer, nights are generally hot and terraces full of people. Cheers!