In Aveiro, delight in the colours of the city and the white of the salt production areas in the Ria, with all the colours of its bobbing moliceiros [traditional boats for collecting seaweed], and don’t forget to try the ovos moles (a sweet egg-based dessert), wrapped in wafer and shaped into marine forms.

Take a swim in the clear blue water of the beach at São Jacinto, in the middle of the São Jacinto Nature Reserve (protecting the dunes), or visit / spend the day on the beach in Costa Nova, where the traditional seaside wooden houses painted in stripes of bright colours still exist.

A little further south fill your lungs on a beach surrounded by pine trees - Palheirão Beach. Right beside it is Quiaios, a town where you can try paragliding and where, close by, Figueira da Foz is waiting for you with its dynamic nightlife.