Attractions and Places To See around Palhaça - Top 13

The Vista Alegre Museum is located in Ílhavo. Undoubtedly, it is one of the most significant testimonies to the history of porcelain production in Portugal. Built in 1920, the museum displays in 5 halls the different production phases of the Vista Alegre porcelain factory: glass and crystal ware, the first pieces made in the factory's kilns, items made of glazed mass from the period between 1824 and 1832, and series from the heyday (1836-1868). You will also find works by the famous French portrait painter Victor Rousseau, crest-adorned porcelain, works created on the occasion of special celebrations or reflecting the different art epochs of the world, and finally, individual pieces signed by world-renowned artists. Pieces of indescribable value stand next to pieces from zero series or pieces made solely for experimental purposes. All these exhibits tell us

30 km circular tour (1.30h) with spectacular landscapes and fauna!!!

This is one of the most important tributaries of the River Águeda, running 43km from its source in Casal de Camba and crossing four municipalities in the district of Aveiro: Mealhada, Anadia, Oliveira do Bairro and Águeda. Initially, the river is narrower, with marginal trees – Ash (Fraxinus angustifolia), Willow (Salix spp.), Poplar (Populus sp.), among others – frequently forming riparian galleries. Its final half, between Aguada de Baixo (Oliveira do Bairro) and its mouth, in Requeixo (Aveiro), takes place at lower elevations and flat terrain, forming long floodplains on its banks. Source: https://granderota.riadeaveiro.pt/pois/rio-certima/

Espinhel Park offers walkways and viewpoints to enjoy the lagoon and the village of Fermentelos. It is an area rich in biodiversity. and habitat for aquatic and migratory birds, close to the geological formation of Eirol sandstones.

In the well-equipped Parque de Espinhel, there are walkways over the waters of Pateira de Fermentelos that lead us to two wooden viewpoints, whose structures are reminiscent of a bandstand. From here we can enjoy wide views over Pateira, as well as the village that gives it its name, Fermentelos, on the opposite bank. On the edge of the lagoon, in addition to reeds and bunho, we find dense swampy willows, a refuge and habitat for numerous species of fauna, among which the avifauna stands out. In this place it is common to observe Moorhens (Galinula chloropus) and Coots (Fulica atra). The attentive observer finds an abundant and diversified biological diversity throughout the year, partly due to the occurrence of summer and winter migratory species, such as: Garçote (Ixobrychus minutus), Red Heron (Ardea purpurea), Stilt (Himantopus himantopus), Black (Nycticorax nycticorax), Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), Saffron Eagle (Circus aeruginosus), Black Ibis (Plagadis falcinellus), Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), as well as dozens of passerines! In the vicinity of the park, red sandstones from the tertiary period (Eirol sandstones) can be seen in the disused quarry. Source: Great Route of Ria de Aveiro

According to some theses, the place was founded by the Phoenicians under the name Vacuus (roughly: thrown out), according to others it was founded by the Romans as Vacua (after a dried up tributary of the Rio Vouga). [4] Large parts of today's district, however, were still under water. Around the independence of the Kingdom of Portugal in 1139, the sea retreated further. In 1190 King Sancho I gave the place its first town charter