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The 'Venice of Portugal,' a colorful canal city with art nouveau buildings and traditional striped moliceiro boats gliding through its waterways.
5 km · about 10 min drive
Aveiro, Portugal · Europe
Ílhavo is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Vilar, 7km from Praia da Costa Nova.
Ílhavo is a town located in Aveiro, Portugal. With a population of 17,236, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Ílhavo sits in Portugal, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Lisbon time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Ílhavo to your route.
Ílhavo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈiʎɐvu] ), officially the City of Ílhavo (Portuguese: Cidade de Ílhavo), is a city and municipality located in the Aveiro District of central Portugal. The population in 2021 was 39,239, in an area of 73.48 km2.
The Municipality of Ílhavo includes four parishes and two cities:Read more
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Ílhavo is located in Aveiro, Portugal, Europe. The coordinates are 40.6019 latitude, -8.6702 longitude.
Ílhavo has a population of approximately 17,236 people, making it a town in Portugal.
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The 'Venice of Portugal,' a colorful canal city with art nouveau buildings and traditional striped moliceiro boats gliding through its waterways.
5 km · about 10 min drive
photogenic
Beach village on the Aveiro lagoon famous for its palheiros: former fishermen's haystores painted in bold candy stripes of red, blue and green facing the water. A short hop from Aveiro across the ria, with dunes and surf behind.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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One of the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world, with a stunning Baroque library and UNESCO World Heritage status.
48 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
A fortress-like 12th-century Romanesque cathedral in the old upper town of Coimbra, near the historic university.
48 km · about 55 min drive
bridge
One of the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridges, 516 metres of open mesh deck swaying 175 metres above the Paiva gorge: linked to 8 km of riverside boardwalks through the Arouca Geopark. Book a timed slot; not for vertigo sufferers.
58 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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