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Paiva Walkways and Aveiro Tour

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Duration

clock9 to 10 hours

Overview

    You`ll walk along one of the most beautiful walking trails in the world: the Paiva Walkways: a 8 km boardwalk zig-zagging down along the left bank of Paiva river at Arouca Geopark.´

    NEW FEATURE: the breathtaking new Suspension Footbridge is open to public! It spans 516m-long across the valley and hangs 175m above the Paiva River. Will you dare-

    PLEASE NOTICE: the bridge ticket is optional and NOT included on the Walkways! (need to be requested and is subject to availability) It has an extra cost of 10€pp.

    A delicious traditional meal after the walk in a typical restaurant! (vegetarian options available)

    Afternoon in Aveiro: explore the old quarter, the main squares, the fish market and taste one of city's delicacies: sweet-eggs!

    Board on a "moliceiro", the traditional river boats, and discover the charming city through the canals.

    See Costa Nova, the magnificent fishing village with its wooden houses in bright striped colors.

    Return to Porto

What's Included

  • Visit To Costa Nova
  • The Paiva Walkways Tickets
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Driver/Local guide
  • Traditional lunch
  • Boat ride at Aveiro river canals
  • Ticket for the Arouca 516 Footbridge

What to Expect

    In this tour, the walk difficulty level is Easy/Medium! You`ll walk only 5km and downstream! Short description: Go across one of the longest suspension bridges of the world and walk the Paiva Walkways trail! Visit one of the highlights of Portugal: Costa Nova, and Aveiro, the Portuguese Venice! We leave from Porto towards Arouca town where we`ll stop shortly. After a short drive, we`ll arrive at the Walkways and go across the Suspension Bridge! It spans 516 meters-long across the valley and hangs 175m above the Paiva river! Then, you`ll walk the Paiva Walkways downhill in a total length of 5km over a wooden boardwalk zig-zagging along the Paiva river. The walk will be followed by another highlight of our day: lunch! (fish and vegetarian options also available) After a power nap in the van, we`ll visit Costa Nova and the colorful houses! Time to enjoy Aveiro! Short walk in the city center, enjoy some free time and relax on a boat trip to see the charming city through the canals!

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