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Mercado Peixe

  • food & drink

Largo da Praça do Peixe
3800-243, Aveiro

Aveiro

This restaurant is located inside the market itself, featuring a large living room with glazing providing a privileged view of the fish market. In this space you can enjoy various fish delicacies well made, with an emphasis on the lamprey and the stew of eels.

Ponte de Carcavelos

  • heritage

Cais dos Remadores Olímpicos
3800-256, Aveiro

Aveiro

Bridge located on the Canal de São Roque, built under the primitive bridge, which collapsed in 1942.

Igreja do Convento de Santo António

  • heritage

Largo de Santo António
3810-169, Aveiro

Aveiro

Temple integrated in a convent, founded in 1524. In 1564, the church underwent renovation and expansion works and a century later it was rebuilt because it was in ruins. During the 18th century, it underwent numerous renovations, such as: application of gilded carvings in the chancel's altarpiece, placement of side altarpieces in the cross arch, covering the chancel with historian tiles from the workshop of Vital Rifarto, stalls in the choir high, building and covering the gilded carving and screens of the sacristy and construction of the cloister. It stands out for its twin chapels of Santo António and São …

Igreja da Misericórdia de Aveiro

  • heritage

Rua de Coimbra, 27
3810-086, Aveiro

Aveiro

This temple served as the Cathedral when the Bishopric of Aveiro was created. Its construction began in 1600, by Gregório Lourenço. In 1608 the Casa do Despacho was completed, in 1623 the body of the church and main door and, in 1653, the chancel. In the 17th century, the altarpiece was placed and the interior was covered with Lisbon tiles. In the 18th century, the chancel was gilded and gilded carving was applied to the nave's valances. In 1767 the organ was built and almost a century later, in 1876, the façade was covered with tiles. In the 20th century, …

Cruzeiro de São Domingos

  • heritage

Rua Batalhão de Caçadores
3810-064, Aveiro

Aveiro

The Cruzeiro São Domingos (calvary), also known as Cruzeiro de Nossa Senhora da Glória is from the end of the XV century. The original is inside the Aveiro Cathedral since the 70ies. It is a quattrocentist calvary with scenes of the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ sculpted in low relief.

Edifício da Casa dos Ovos Moles / A Barrica

  • heritage

Rua João Mendonça, 225
3800-200, Aveiro

Aveiro

Art Nouveau style building, with attic waters with a «Japanese arch», a regional characteristic of Aveiro. Inside, the compartment doors are made of wood with tinted glass. The handles of one of the doors are worked, reminiscent of a butterfly.

Capela da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco

  • heritage

Largo de Santo António
3810-169, Aveiro

Aveiro

Franciscan chapel founded in 1677, integrating the architectural ensemble of the Santo António Convent. In the 18th century, the walls were covered with tiles from the workshop of Vital Rifarto. The Casa do Despacho dates from 1682, with the sacred way being added to the outer walls in the 18th century. This architectural ensemble is well preserved, showing sobriety on the outside but a great wealth on the inside.

Reserva Natural das Dunas de São Jacinto

  • country

Rua 25 de Abril
3800-901, São Jacinto

Aveiro

In Baixo Vouga, between Ovar and the village of São Jacinto and covering the Municipality of Aveiro in the coastal area located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Ria de Aveiro, this extensive dune cord is located. The Nature Reserve includes, in addition to fixed and mobile dunes, a sandy beach and a forest area (Mata de São Jacinto). Once a suitable place for sardine fishing (in the 19th century), the 666 hectares of the Nature Reserve are today an important fauna and flora heritage. In terms of flora, the dunes constitute the natural habitat for numerous species , to …

Praia de São Jacinto

  • beach

Avenida Riamar
3800-901, Aveiro

Aveiro

Beach inserted in a fishing village in the center of the São Jacinto dunes nature reserve. It is an extensive tongue of dunes and soft sands without any buildings nearby. It has simple restaurants serving excellent typical dishes and has some terraces.

Igreja de São Domingos / Sé Catedral de Aveiro

  • heritage

Rua Batalhão de Caçadores, 10
3810-064, Aveiro

Aveiro

A carved stone wall with a niche where you can see a Gothic-style Nossa Senhora is what remains, in the current Cathedral, of the former church of the Dominican convent (1423). Highlight for the side chapels, one with a limestone altarpiece, from the 16th century, and another with a carved wooden altarpiece where a statue of Nossa Senhora do Rosário appears. In 1719 a new Baroque façade was built and in the mid-18th century the high choir and roof were built, and the chancel was renovated. In 1860 the bell tower was built.

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