Em tempos um grande porto marítimo, esta calma cidade é conhecida pelo encanto dos seus canais e, especialmente, pela Ria, uma lagoa que liga Aveiro ao mar.
Junto à costa, a praia cosmopolita da Barra é um sítio a não perder. Há uma dúzia de anos atrás representava o que o Algarve, no Sul do país, representa actualmente para os Portugueses que pretendem gozar férias.
This city was once a great seaport with a history linked to its salt pans dating back prior to 959 AD. This is how it was recorded in the will of Countess Mumadona at which time the town was known by the name of Alavario. Much later, in the 16th Century it acquired new prosperity through its cod fishing industry practiced off the coast of Newfoundland. Unfortunately, very strong storms occurred at the end of the same century with the result that the harbour mouth silted up and thus virtually dealing a deathblow to all this beneficial trade.
Junto à costa, a praia cosmopolita da Barra é um sítio a não perder. Há uma dúzia de anos atrás representava o que o Algarve, no Sul do país, representa actualmente para os Portugueses que pretendem gozar férias.
This city was once a great seaport with a history linked to its salt pans dating back prior to 959 AD. This is how it was recorded in the will of Countess Mumadona at which time the town was known by the name of Alavario. Much later, in the 16th Century it acquired new prosperity through its cod fishing industry practiced off the coast of Newfoundland. Unfortunately, very strong storms occurred at the end of the same century with the result that the harbour mouth silted up and thus virtually dealing a deathblow to all this beneficial trade.
