February 11, 2012

Visiting Aveiro & Motorhome Parking @ Pardilho – Spain & Portugal Tour 2009

Inner city Aveiro!

We made our way into Aveiro bright and early, ready for a day's exploring. We don’t generally visit large towns and cities much, preferring the countryside, but Aveiro was so highly recommended by our guide book that we thought we would make an exception. And it was very nice. Aveiro’s canals … [Read more...]

A Driving Day: Manteigas to Estarreja – Spain & Portugal Tour 2009

Parque de Autocaravans, Estarreja - a very pleasant (urban) place to stay with good facilities

After leaving the Serra da Estrela National Park, we headed west on the IP5 / A25 / E80 towards Aveiro, which our guide book claimed was the ‘Venice of Portugal’. We weren’t planning on visiting Aveiro until the next day but wanted to be close to it the night before to make it easier to get … [Read more...]