Aveiro

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Portugal 15 - Aviero - the Venice of Portugal, painted boats, the Salines and milk and lemon cakes

September 28th 2015
Aveiro is known as the Venice of Portugal . True it has two canals . One the Grande Canal and the other a lesser one . That is where the similarity ends. The road to Aviero is littered with white salt pans . It is difficult not to understand what the primary industry is . Apart from fishing that is. It is also known quite rightly as Portugals capital of salt production. We had read up on the hi ... read more

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more

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