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From Porto: Aveiro, Paiva Walkways and Arouca 516 Footbridge
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- 10h 30m
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Overview
- Walk along the stunning Paiva Walkways boardwalk
- Enjoy a traditional countryside meal: veal
- Discover Aveiro, the Portuguese Venice, and take a boat ride through the canals
- Cross the one of the Longest Suspension Bridges of the World: the Arouca 516
- Visit to Costa Nova
Activity location
- Porto
- Porto, Porto, Portugal
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Calçada de Vandoma, 4000 Porto, Portugal | Meeting point is right next to Estátua de Vímara Peres (Horse statue at Porto Cathedral)
- Porto, Porto, Portugal
What's included, what's not
- Return transport from Porto city centre
- Ticket for the Arouca 516 Footbridge
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Entrance fees to the Paiva Walkways
- Boat ride at the Aveiro canals
- Visit to Costa Nova
- Traditional lunch (veal, pescatarian, or vegetarian options)
What you can expect
In this tour, the walk difficulty level is easy/medium! You`ll walk only 5km and downstream!
We leave from Porto towards Arouca town where we will stop shortly for bathrooms and coffee.
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!
Notice: crossing the bridge is not mandatory. You have the option to skip it.
Then, you`ll walk the Paiva Walkways downhill in a total length of 5km over a wooden boardwalk zig-zagging along the left bank of the river. Trail Areinho-Vau.
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 arrive to Costa Nova! Costa Nova is one of the highlights of Portugal – a beautiful fishing village known for its striped colourful houses!
Time to enjoy Aveiro, also known as the “Portuguese Venice''! Discover the city centre on a short walk, enjoy some free time and relax on a boat trip to see the charming city through the canals!
Finish the day back in Porto.
Location
Activity location
- Porto
- Porto, Porto, Portugal
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Calçada de Vandoma, 4000 Porto, Portugal | Meeting point is right next to Estátua de Vímara Peres (Horse statue at Porto Cathedral)
- Porto, Porto, Portugal