Region Mitte - Wingsch Real Estate Investments Wingsch Real Estate Investments

Aveiro, the Venice of Portugal

19 July 2019 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Architecture Reading Time: 8 minutes

Typical azulejo facades © Andreas Trepte/cc-by-sa-2.5

Aveiro is a city and a municipality in Portugal. In 2011, the population was 78,450, in an area of 197.58 square kilometres (76.29 sq mi). It is the second most populous city in the Centro Region of Portugal (after Coimbra). Along with the neighbouring city of Ílhavo, Aveiro is part of an urban agglomeration that includes 120,000 inhabitants, making it one of the most important populated regions by density in the Centro Region, and primary centre of the Intermunicipal Community of Aveiro and Baixo Vouga. read more…