Aveiro, Portugal · Europe
Vale de Cambra is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Vila Chã, 22km from Arouca 516 & Paiva Walkways.
Vale de Cambra is in Aveiro, Portugal, with about 7,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Vila Chã, about 6 km away.
Vale de Cambra (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈval(ɨ) ðɨ ˈkɐ̃bɾɐ] ; Proto-Celtic: *Cambra) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 22,864, in an area of 147.33 km2 (56.88 sq mi). It had 21,440 electors in 2006. The city itself has about 4,100 inhabitants and is located in the Vila Chã, CodalRead more
e Vila Cova de Perrinho parish.
The municipality is located in the District of Aveiro, in Norte region and Entre Douro & Vouga subregion. It is now one of the municipalities of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto.
The present Mayor is André Agostinho Martins da Silva, elected by the CDS – People's Party. The municipal holiday is June 13.
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Within an hour or so of Vale de Cambra: Arouca 516 & Paiva Walkways (22 km), Aveiro (32 km), Dom Luis I Bridge (37 km), Porto Ribeira District (37 km).
The nearest famous roads are Circuito da Boavista, Estrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão) and EN222 Régua–Pinhão Road.
Vale de Cambra is in Aveiro, Portugal, about 6 km from Vila Chã.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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The 'Venice of Portugal,' a colorful canal city with art nouveau buildings and traditional striped moliceiro boats gliding through its waterways.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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A striking double-deck iron bridge designed by a student of Gustave Eiffel, spanning the Douro gorge between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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UNESCO-listed medieval riverside quarter in Porto with colourful facades, port wine cellars, and the iconic Dom Luís I Bridge.
37 km · about 45 min drive
bridge
A double-deck wrought-iron arch bridge over the Douro completed in 1886, linking Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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A breathtakingly ornate neo-Gothic bookshop in Porto with a famous crimson staircase, often called the world's most beautiful bookstore.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Porto's iconic Baroque bell tower offering panoramic views over the city's terracotta rooftops and the Douro River.
38 km · about 45 min drive
cafe
Porto's Belle Époque showpiece on Rua de Santa Catarina, open since 1921: carved wood, leather benches, chandeliers and mirrored walls attended by white-jacketed waiters. Regularly listed among the most beautiful cafés in the world.
38 km · about 45 min drive
7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
April to October
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