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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.
11 km · about 20 min drive
Aveiro, Portugal · Europe
Murtosa is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Estarreja, 16km from Praia da Costa Nova.
Murtosa is a town located in Aveiro, Portugal. With a population of 8,282, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Murtosa 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 Murtosa to your route.
Murtosa (Portuguese pronunciation: [muɾˈtɔzɐ] ), officially Town of Murtosa (Portuguese: Vila da Murtosa), is a town and a municipality in the District of Aveiro in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,585, in an area of 73.09 km2. It had 8,282 eligible voters.
The present Mayor is Joaquim Manuel Baptista, electedRead more
by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is September 8.
Numerous Murtosa residents have immigrated to Naugatuck, Connecticut Newark, New Jersey and other cities in the New York City metropolitan area of the United States. They have formed numerous social clubs and institutions in Newark and the broader region.
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Murtosa is located in Aveiro, Portugal, Europe. The coordinates are 40.7370 latitude, -8.6377 longitude.
Murtosa has a population of approximately 8,282 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.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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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.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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A striking double-deck iron bridge designed by a student of Gustave Eiffel, spanning the Douro gorge between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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UNESCO-listed medieval riverside quarter in Porto with colourful facades, port wine cellars, and the iconic Dom Luís I Bridge.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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A double-deck wrought-iron arch bridge over the Douro completed in 1886, linking Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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A breathtakingly ornate neo-Gothic bookshop in Porto with a famous crimson staircase, often called the world's most beautiful bookstore.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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Porto's iconic Baroque bell tower offering panoramic views over the city's terracotta rooftops and the Douro River.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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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.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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