Aveiro: Flexible Walking Tour in Historic Center

Explore the beauty and history of Aveiro with the Walkbox app — your personal companion for discovering the city at your own pace, enhanced by real-time WhatsApp communication with the tour curator — from smooth onboarding to personal tips and assistance throughout your journey.

Content is available in English, Portuguese, French and Spanish.

Walkbox is a top-rated and intuitive guide that works offline, offering a captivating walking tour experience with engaging stories, authentic insights, and natural-sounding audio guides that plays automatically as you explore — helping you experience Aveiro like a local.

You're free to do the tour whenever you like, in full or in parts, within 5 days of your booking date.
To ensure everything runs smoothly, your tour curator will send you clear instructions after booking and remains available for remote support before and during your experience, should you need it.

Explore over 50 points of interest, including iconic landmarks, the typical canals, picturesque streets, hidden gems, and vibrant areas that showcase the city’s rich cultural heritage and timeless beauty.

With a total length of 3 km, the route is easy and takes approximately 3 hours to complete, depending on your pace and the stops you choose to enjoy along the way.

Your circular walk begins and ends at the Botirões Bridge over the picturesque Botirões Canal surrounded by color-full typical houses. The route takes you through the southern part of the traditional Beira Mar village, where you’ll wander narrow lanes before reaching Rossio Square and strolling along the Central Canal, home to some of the city’s most iconic Art Nouveau houses.
Your tour continues past the Town Hall, winding through some of Aveiro’s oldest streets until you arrive at Marquês de Pombal Square. A few steps away, explore the historic and highly recommended Aveiro Museum - Santa Joana, located within the Jesus Convent. Next, head to the Côjo Canal, where a round-trip walk brings you to Park Fonte-Nova and the historic Old Captainship of the Port of Aveiro. From here, enter the northern side of the Beira Mar neighborhood, passing through Praça 14 de Julho, Largo da Praça do Peixe, and the charming Cais dos Botirões. The route ends with a crossing of the São Roque Canal, before returning to the starting point.