Aveiro, Portugal · Europe
Vagos is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Ílhavo, 9km from Praia da Costa Nova.
Vagos is in Aveiro, Portugal, with about 4,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ílhavo, about 5 km away.
Vagos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvaɣuʃ] ) is a town and a municipality in Aveiro District, belonging to Centro Region of Portugal. The district capital, Aveiro, is its nearest large city. Its population in 2011 was 22,851 in an area of 164.92 km2, and it had 17,204 eligible voters. It is part of the intermunicipalRead more
community of Região de Aveiro.
In Roman times, the municipality was called Vacus, and had both coastline and large sand dune valleys just east of its center. Increases in sedimentation and sand drifts leveled and lengthened these distances. According to António Gomes da Rocha Madail and other writers, there is tradition among the native population that they are descendants of the seafaring salt farmers of Phoenicia.
Due to its fertile soils, agriculture plays a major role in the municipality's economy. Its green meadows create exceptional conditions for cattle breeding and milk production at a national level. The forest areas and vegetable production are other sources of prosperity for the municipality. Ceramics are the principal money-maker in its industrial sector.
Its present mayor is João Paulo de Sousa Gonçalves of the Social Democratic Party.
The municipal holiday is the Monday after Whit Sunday. Its mother church honors Saint James.
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Within an hour or so of Vagos: Praia da Costa Nova (9 km), Aveiro (10 km), University of Coimbra (44 km), Sé Velha de Coimbra (44 km).
The nearest famous roads are Circuito da Boavista, N339 Serra da Estrela and Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela.
Vagos is in Aveiro, Portugal, about 5 km from Ílhavo.
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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.
9 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
The 'Venice of Portugal,' a colorful canal city with art nouveau buildings and traditional striped moliceiro boats gliding through its waterways.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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One of the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world, with a stunning Baroque library and UNESCO World Heritage status.
44 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
A fortress-like 12th-century Romanesque cathedral in the old upper town of Coimbra, near the historic university.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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