Aveiro and Coimbra - Small Group Tour with lunch and Boat Cruise from Porto

Sightseeing  :  Portugal  :  Porto District  :  Porto  :  Cultural Tours

Former capital of the kingdom, Coimbra is famous for one of the oldest and most beautiful universities in Europe and the love story of King Pedro I and Dona Inês. Coimbra is knowledge, poetry, tradition, romantic splendor and the legendary Fado desires, recalling the past. Also visit Aveiro, with its beautiful lagoon and the famous "moliceiros", founded in the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius time and known by its waterways, light, color and the "ovos moles", a speciality of the pastry of the region.We start the day visiting the city of Aveiro, with its scenic lagoon and the famous ‘moliceiros’ boats. Originally founded in the time of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, Aveiro is known for its genuine streets of water, light and colour. First, we visit Costa Nova and its typical colourful fisherman houses. After, we will pass in front of Aveiro Port from where the Codfish fleet used to depart to the Newfoundland waters. Next, we visit the city center, where you will sample the delicious “ovos moles”, a speciality egg-based dessert, followed by a "Moliceiro" cruise in the city channels. After a relaxing lunch break included, we head to the former capital of the Portuguese Kingdom in the Middle Ages, Coimbra, which is better known for its University, one of the oldest academic institutions in Europe. But Coimbra was also the setting for the most beautiful and forbidden love story between Dom Pedro I and Inês de Castro. Coimbra is knowledge, poetry, tradition, romantic splendour and its legendary fado singing of longings and reminisces about the past.