Sightseeing in Aveiro

Aveiro is a coastal city known for its salt pans and historical sights. We arrived early so decided to do a bit of a tikitour outside the centre of town before finding our way back into the hotel which was situated smack bang in the middle of everything. Once again we used the bus to give us an overview of the sights so we could decide what we could fit in over the 3 days we were there. One surprise was the massive shopping mall across the canal from our hotel, a please change of ways to spend a couple of hours.
The hotel was the oldest in Aveiro but had been refurbished to 4 stars standards. A little expensive but worth it, considering it is right there - the canal was on our doorstep. There were plenty of sights to see although the museums were closed on our second day which meant we missed the main one we had planned to see. The cafes and restaurants were everywhere and we even found an amazing Japanese buffet to sink our teeth and tummies into. This little city was hard to beat, maybe because it was our last before meeting up with Jase and Chloe. The only downside was that it drizzled on the last night we were there, our first rain since January when the Lockies were in Cairo. We did wonder if they were hiding around the corner when it first started to rain.

Sea salt is collected at the salt pans on the outskirts of town.

Aveiro Palace Hotel where we stayed.

The original railway station.

Saturday Market filled surrounding streets with stalls of antiques,
embroidery, nick nacks, you  name it.

We chose to do a canal cruise as well as the bus tour. Very entertaining!

The old and the new. The old brickworks building and one of the newest hotels.

Taking shelter from the drizzle on our way home from dinner.

The blue church with its tiled frontage.

Aveiro Catedral.

One of the sculptures inside the cathedral.

Perfect gin trolley we spotted for Margo.

I loved  the local street sculptures.

I found some chopsticks I could actually use
and brought them back with me.

It was a shame about the drizzle but according to the guys at our hotel reception if it rains in the night it will be sunny the next day in Aveiro. Guess what?
Last stop for this trip is Porto - can't wait to get there.