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Praia da Costa Nova. Museums and visitor attractions in the area include the Maritime Museum of Ílhavo, with its Codfish Aquarium, Santo André's Ship Museum and the Investigation and Entrepreneurship Centre, one of the most visited across the country, honouring all those who, in the past and the present, dedicate their lives to fishing, either at deep-sea – such as cod fishing – at the ...
Aveiro (pronounced ⓘ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. In 2021, the population was 80,880, [1] in an area of 197.58 square kilometres (76.29 sq mi): [2] it is the second most populous city in the Centro Region of Portugal (after Coimbra).
Porto Covo is one of the two civil parishes in the municipality of Sines, located along the western Alentejo coast of Portugal, about 170 km (110 mi) south of Lisbon.The population in 2011 was 1,038, [1] in an area of 50.72 km 2. [2]
Vila Nova de Santo André (pronounced [ˈvilɐ ˈnɔvɐ ðɨ ˈsɐ̃t(u) ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ]), usually just called Santo André, is a city located near the Atlantic Ocean and belonging to the municipality of Santiago do Cacém, Alentejo Litoral, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,647, [1] in an area of 75.11 km 2. [2]
Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park (PNSACV) is a natural park located in southwest Portugal. It occupies an area of 895.7 km 2 (345.8 sq mi) (605.8 km 2 (233.9 sq mi) on land and 289.9 km 2 (111.9 sq mi) at sea) and is one of the last strongholds of the wild European coast. [ 3 ]
Praia da Granja is a FEE Blue Flag beach [1] located in the Northwest of Portugal, and belongs to the Vila Nova de Gaia municipality, Porto District. [2] This place is also located in the town of São Félix da Marinha. The northern boundary of the beach is bordered by the Ribeira da Granja. [3]
Costa Verde (English: Green Coast) is a tourist and coastal region of northwest Portugal, delimited by the river mouths of Minho in the north and Douro in the south. [1]The name of the region comes from the dominant colour of the dense vegetation of the land, the green (Verde in Portuguese), supported by abundant precipitation.
The Portuguese Riviera (Portuguese: Riviera Portuguesa) is a term used in the tourist industry for the affluent coastal region to the west of Lisbon, Portugal, centered on the coastal municipalities of Cascais (including Estoril), Oeiras and Sintra.