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Aveiro
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15 km · about 25 min drive
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Estarreja
Aveiro, Portugal · Europe
About Estarreja
Estarreja is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Avanca, 21km from Praia da Costa Nova.
Estarreja is in Aveiro, Portugal. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Avanca, about 6 km away.
Estarreja (pronounced [(i)ʃtɐˈʁɐjʒɐ] , [(i)ʃtɐˈʁe(j)ʒɐ] or [(i)ʃtɐˈʁɛʒɐ]) is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 26,213, in an area of 108.17 km2. The only city in the municipality is Estarreja, which is in the urban parish of Beduido. The city itself has a population of approximately 7,000. It isRead more
built along the banks of the Antuã River, near the Ria de Aveiro. Estarreja is an important chemical industry centre, being the place where several industrial facilities of CUF are located.
The municipality is part of the Aveiro District, in the Baixo Vouga subregion, in the Centro Region, Portugal.
Main train stations are Estarreja and Avanca.
The present Mayor is Diamantino Sabina, elected by a coalition between the Social Democratic Party and the People's Party. The municipal holiday is 13 June, the feast of Saint Anthony of Padua.
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What is there to see near Estarreja?
Within an hour or so of Estarreja: Aveiro (15 km), Praia da Costa Nova (21 km), Arouca 516 & Paiva Walkways (41 km), Dom Luis I Bridge (43 km).
Are there any good drives near Estarreja?
The nearest famous roads are Circuito da Boavista, Estrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão) and EN222 Régua–Pinhão Road.
Where is Estarreja?
Estarreja is in Aveiro, Portugal, about 6 km from Avanca.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 0
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Aveiro
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 40.7565, -8.5721
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Worth the detour from Estarreja
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Praia da Costa Nova
Beach village on the Aveiro lagoon famous for its palheiros: former fishermen's haystores painted in bold candy stripes of red, blue and green facing the water. A short hop from Aveiro across the ria, with dunes and surf behind.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Arouca 516 & Paiva Walkways
One of the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridges, 516 metres of open mesh deck swaying 175 metres above the Paiva gorge: linked to 8 km of riverside boardwalks through the Arouca Geopark. Book a timed slot; not for vertigo sufferers.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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Dom Luis I Bridge
A striking double-deck iron bridge designed by a student of Gustave Eiffel, spanning the Douro gorge between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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Clerigos Tower, Porto
Porto's iconic Baroque bell tower offering panoramic views over the city's terracotta rooftops and the Douro River.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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Porto Ribeira District
UNESCO-listed medieval riverside quarter in Porto with colourful facades, port wine cellars, and the iconic Dom Luís I Bridge.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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Ponte Dom Luís I, Porto
A double-deck wrought-iron arch bridge over the Douro completed in 1886, linking Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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Livraria Lello
A breathtakingly ornate neo-Gothic bookshop in Porto with a famous crimson staircase, often called the world's most beautiful bookstore.
44 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Estarreja
7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 41 kmArouca 516 & Paiva WalkwaysOne of the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridges, 516 metres of open mesh deck swaying 175 metres above the Paiva gorge: linked to 8 km of riverside boardwalks through the Arouca Geopark. Book a timed slot; not for vertigo sufferers.
- 43 kmPonte Dom Luís I, PortoA double-deck wrought-iron arch bridge over the Douro completed in 1886, linking Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia.
- 47 kmCircuito da BoavistaA genuine city street circuit in Porto that ran Formula One in 1958 and 1960 and was revived for historic racing. Off-race weekends you simply drive or walk the seafront and boulevard sections as ordinary city streets.
- 79 kmMarão TunnelAt 5.7 km the longest road tunnel in the Iberian Peninsula, carrying the A4 under the Serra do Marão between Amarante and Vila Real: gateway to the Douro wine country.
- 80 kmDouro ValleyThe oldest demarcated wine region in the world, with terraced vineyards lining the dramatic slopes of the Douro River gorge.
Driving in Portugal
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€9.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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