Aveiro is a colorful city in the central region of Portugal, known as the Portuguese Venice, due to its canals and hand-painted boats. It is 2 hours and 40 minutes away from Lisbon and just 45 minutes away from Porto. The striped houses of Costa Nova ("New Coast") beach enchants anyone who passes by. Like in every Portuguese city, Aveiro has a rich cuisine, and the Ovos Moles ("Soft Eggs") pastry, created by a nun over 500 years ago, is the most famous. With raw material similar to a host (sacramental bread) due to the conventual influence, its formats "homage" the fishing tradition of this region of the country, including the shapes of fish, whelks and shells. A boat ride along the canals costs 20€ per person.
