Relative to Porto and Lisbon, it is a much smaller scale city and imbued with a more laid-back atmosphere. It also happens to be an exceptionally pretty place so visiting Aveiro seems like a no-brainer, right?
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Is This Portugal's Prettiest Small City?
Aveiro, once a small fishing town, is now an emerging tourist destination for Portugal. Located south of Porto on Portugal's Atlantic coast, Aveiro is a petite port city known for its production of salt and seaweed. It is also a university city, with the campus taking up a considerable portion of the city's south and students making up roughly a quarter of the population.
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