Cheap Flights to Aveiro

The city is located near river Vouga which is just a few kilometres away from Atlantic Ocean. The distance between the city and the ocean is near about 5 minutes by car. The city has a population of around 57,000 out of which 14,000 are university students of Aveiro. In fact, the University of Aveiro is a very important and prestigious university of Portugal.

Catching cheap flights to Aveiro will enable tourists to land in a city which almost resembles Portuguese-style Venice with its bridges, canals and moliceiros or painted boats which remind people of the Venetian gondolas. This prompts many to call the city Portuguese Venice.

It is worth taking cheap flights to Aveiro for just to enjoy its charming coast which has a wealth of sandy beaches at Barra, Costa Nova and Sao Jacinto. It is because of the clean and pristinely beautiful beaches that they are known as Silver Coast.

Tourists can book any of the nice hotels in Aveiro and take in the wonderful sights and attractions of the place. There are many sites that prove to be tourist-friendly and worth a visit like Convento de Jesus, Aveiro Cathedral, Igreja da Misericordia, AveiroMuseum, Capitania, Dom Pedro Children’s Park, Santo Antonio Park, Museum of the Republic, Sao Goncalinho Chapel, Fish Market, Carmelite Church, Fisherman’s Wharf etc.

There are plenty of activities for a tourist to indulge in when they are through with sight-seeing. For those who love a taste of adventure there are plenty of things to do. Barra and Costa Nova beaches offer surfing, windsurfing and kite-surfing on sea and river, sailing, walking tours with local guides, kayaking or simply soaking in the sun at the beaches.

For shopaholics, there are plenty of options. Near the canals downtown is the central market or shopping mall called Forum Aveiro where the shops remain open till 11pm every day. The town’s main shopping streets are Avenida Dr. Lourenco Peixinho and Rua dos Combatientes da Guerra. For some local ceramic shopping, tourists can also visit Vista Alegre and Vista Alegre in Illhavo.