Aveiro, Costa Nova beach and Moliceiro Boat, half-day from Coimbra
- 4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
After picking up the participants in Coimbra, we will head to Aveiro, less than an hour away. We'll start aboard one of the traditional Moliceiros boats, which were formerly used to catch "moliço" and to transport seaweed and salt. After boarding, we will make a 45-minute journey through the urban channels that characterize and divide the city known as the “Portuguese Venice“. Then, we will go to Praia da Barra where we get to know the mouth of the Vouga river and the Aveiro estuary, barred by strong walls which gave rise to a beautiful beach without waves much sought after by families. We can also appreciate the lighthouse of Aveiro. After visiting, we continue to Costa Nova, one of the most beautiful beaches in Portugal and also with the most original neighborhood due to the houses painted with different colored stripes that border the Ria. After enjoying all that Costa Nova has to offer, we will return to Coimbra and finish the tour.
Inclusions
What's included
- Bottled water
- Driver/guide
- All Fees and Taxes
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's not
- Lunch
Itinerary
Moliceiro boat experience, 45 minutes sailing our Portuguese Venice
Visit of the lighthouse and the beach
Brief visit in Costa Nova
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.8
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Ratings come from 19 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- In front of Astória Hotel
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 8 travellers
- Operated by
- Viajeportugal
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Coimbra
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 209 experiences we list in Coimbra.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 33 of 209.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Coimbra
Coimbra is a hill city on the Mondego River in central Portugal, home to a centuries-old university, a baroque library and its own style of fado.
Coimbra rises above the Mondego River in central Portugal and was the country's capital in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Its university, founded in 1290 and settled in Coimbra from 1537, is the oldest in Portugal, and the old campus on the hill is a UNESCO site with the gilded Joanina Library and a tall clock tower. Students still wear black academic capes.
Top-ranked sights in Coimbra: University of Coimbra (Universidade de Coimbra).
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