We retired from Canada to Aveiro a year ago and LOVE it. We can walk to everything. An abundance of services , restaurants etc.. It is a very vibrant, clean safe small city with a small town feel. We love the north as well as we find the food better. The weather for us is pefect, 25 C in the summmer with a nice breeze, comfortable in the winter, beach is 10 minutes away ( Costa and Barra) , less than an hour to Porto, 30 minutes to Coimbra, one hour 15 minutes to Nazare, 2 hours to Lisbon. We are very very happy here. XPats feel free to reply.
Hi Ed, thanks for the comment. Would you consider doing an interview with us about Aveiro? If so, write me at contact@expatseverywhere.com and we can set something up. - Josh
The fact that it's often called "the Venice of Portugal" doesn't help in describing this town. It's a cool place if you like Art Nouveau buildings, and it's home to one of Portugal's most iconic brands: Vista Alegre. It's also where most bicycles in the EU are made.
I dont know if you mentioned but it has its own University, so any city with University in Portugal has student movement, I mean not all the cities have Universities, so it has along with it all students that como from the entire country to study there , so renting rooms and apartments is a thing you see and that pushes its own bussiness... the University is good , high level, my brother graduated in there , today he is a top scientist teaching in a university in washigton DC in the US in a college of medicine and also he is a fellow, for people who dont know to be a fellow scientist you are in the top 5% of that specific area in the world for sure.... Great video....
Husband and I are targeting the north but our move will coincide with our son who is looking at Nova SBE in Carcavelos. Thinking it might make sense to all live together near the university (inland, within 5k) for our first year, but starting to wonder if it actually saves any $…looking around at rental sites looks like double the rent. Is it pricey everywhere along the Cascais-Lisbon train line?
@@kathyw9439 I live like a 20 minute walk from city center and pay €2250.00 for a 3/2. According to my neighbors I’m paying too much but I’ve been on various real estate sites and it seems average for the area.
Prices have gone up way too much in this area for different reasons. Yes, it is too high but your neighbors probably moved in when prices were more normal.
We loved Cascais, too! Yes, price is a consideration. Not sure if we would be able to afford it. We loved the entire stretch between Estoril and Cascais. But if the north is calling, we really loved the feel of Aveiro.
Maybe it's the openness you mentioned, but when we stopped in Aveiro, we fell in love with it. Charming, relaxed, lots of green space. It felt very comfortable for everyday lifestyle. It's pretty high on our list of places we would consider moving to. So glad you highlighted it!
Was there for a few hours, and it was small. But I guess livable. Some folks I met at the train station said it would be ideal to live there since it is not so far from LIsbon. There a few good restaurants, and market as well.
We are so happy to have chosen Aveiro as our new home! We walk everywhere - rarely use our car - and there is plenty to do here. It’s also very walkable. (Most cities in Portugal are very hilly.) Our neighbors are all Portuguese and have been so kind. Great places to eat all over the city. We love it here.
We like Aveiro, but of all the many cities we visited during our whirlwind tour in 2021, it was one of our few nos to “expat that.” Moliceiros are wonderful, there’s a lot of charm in the walking areas around the canals and there’s a great free bike program. We prefer to be in a warmer spot, which is why we are focusing on Funchal (which we love) and Madeira.
I’ve been anxiously awaiting this video! Thank you! Happy to hear that you would expat that. Good to know our target areas mirror yours (your top 3): an hour north and south of Porto, close to the coast. Details on cost of living are much appreciated! One more thing, I’ve also read that bike lanes are plentiful and with it being relatively flat it’s a good alternative form of transportation.
Josh & Kaylee great video, another UA-cam couple I watch is “Chris & Melissa” who just moved from Albufeira to Porto, I also left a remark on their video move to Porto to reach out to you, it would be cool to see you interview them or collaborate on some videos.
The parking sounds similar to Amsterdam. There is very little street parking available. So, most people park their car in a garage nearby. There it is readily available for trips out of town, but not needed on a daily basis.
Whaddya mean, no one talking about Aveiro? Ever since spending an afternoon there last October I’ve been talking it to the top of my list! Sara and I will be spending two nights there this time on our upcoming trip in May.
Glad you both liked Aveiro! 😊 There are many things to do around Aveiro and the smaller cities nearby. The tallest lighthouse in Portugal is just outside of Aveiro. There's the codfish festival in the summer, also just outside of Aveiro. Water sports at the beach. There are many events and shows to attend. There's museums and parks to check out. And of course excellent food and pasteries to eat! Hope you get a chance to spend some more time here soon!
What a great video! Love the detailed weather info. Looking at options not cold: no freezing/snow but not to hot: not above 90°F. Near coast but greenish. Thank you!
Another great video you two! Thank you. Aveiro will be on our list to visit when we make our exploration trip. I do love Viana do Castelo too. So glad that both towns have rail service! Since Averio is a college town, there might be more English speakers? I plan to learn PT Portuguese, but man, the different pronunciations for s's, and o's! Is it easier to find European Portuguese dictionaries and language books in Portugal? Most of the books in USA are for Brazilian Portuguese.
Very common in Spain and Portugal, basically a set lunchtime menu, 3 courses with wine or coffee. There's normally a sandwich board outside the venue with a list of 3 or 4 options per course, for you to mix and match. Nothing fancy, but usually good basic local dishes, generous portions, and very economical at €8-14 for everything.
Lovely video! It looks wonderful. Right up my alley. Questions: how common are the farmer's markets and can you find organic produce easily in those markets or in grocery stores?
Good question! You have the central market there which is operational. We're not sure about other smaller markets but the city is small is likely only served by the central market. We have an interview with Ed, a Canadian expat, that's been there about a year. Have you seen it? - Josh & Kalie
07:13 the Football team "Beira-Mar" was much better like 20 years ago, usually in the first league. Then they built a new stadium outside the city, they lost a lot of money and purchasing power, as well as an unatractive place for the public, and basically they went bankrupt and started geting worst. But latelly, 2 or 3 years ago they started playing again in their old stadium in the city center, atracting more public. The Region of Aveiro often has 2 teams in the first league, if not Beira-Mar
Hello, We are retired Americans (I still teach online) traveling through Porto (Feb 22-28) on our way back to Portland, Oregon. Maybe Aveiro??? Our journey began in Lviv helping a new school open. We left Ukraine on December 15 for Krakow. Visited Gdansk- beautiful!! We will travel to Tallinn, Estonia staying Jan 30-Feb 20. From Tallinn, we will fly to Porto. During our stay in Porto, we hope to see the city and maybe begin the Expat move there. Which Airbnb do you recommend? We prefer near the "old town" feel. Thank you! Dean & Cindy
No, my darling, you are not good informed everybody talking about it Aveiro I am born and raise in that place for 35 years and I’m still here please Respect ✊ Beijos
Somebody help me out with this question. Is it true that long-term apartment rentals are hard to find in Portugal? I have heard that all the property owners want to due short-term renting to jack their prices up during tourist season. If I am retiring there I don't want to have to move every six months, or whatever it is. Is it just in touristy areas? Surely it's not the whole country! How about an interior town in the Algarve?
@@ExpatsEverywhere It's nothing like Venice, although!... after visiting Venice I kinda got a very similar feeling as to be in Aveiro. Both are in flat lands, in a Lagoon (Venice literally inside, Aveiro by the Lagoon). If you go to the social housing in Venice, near where's the Biennal, you'll notice some similarities also. Christmas decoration lights, the pavement, the small parks, the small trees, the material with wichi they build. And no, Aveiro doesn´t have Gondolas. Those boats are called Moliceiros, and were repurposed for tourism. They were actually used to collect sea weed from the Lagoon. Aveiro is more like Venezia Mestre, with it's industries nearby. In Cacia, the outskirst of Aveiro there's one of the largest paper factories - the Navigator company (totally green washing company..... anyway). For me the uniqueness of Aveiro though, is that it's like a Kaleidoscope, or a jigsaw, always changing, always adapting, it has a vibe like an M.C. Escher drawing. With many new buildings, Art Deco, old buildings, always with cranes or construction / rebuilding sites. The water is maybe like a shape-shifting engine. In Aveiro I get vibes from a lot of other different disparate european cities, like Berlin, Venice, Prague, Amsterdam, Bristol, even to some Finland places during Summer and the equinoxes
Aveiro is a lovely city, but it is *nothing* like Venice. But I supposed some marketing chap started saying that, so it will be impossible to get out of people's minds. If anyone goes to Aveiro expecting Venice, they will be disappointed. As Kaylie says, you need to value Aveiro on its own merits.
It's nothing like Venice, although... after visiting Venice I kinda got a very similar feeling to be like in Aveiro. Both are in flat lands, in a Lagoon (Venice literally inside, Aveiro by the Lagoon). Aveiro is more like Venezia Mestre, with it's induestries nearby. But if you go to the social housing in Venice, near where's the Biennal, you'll notice some similarities also. For me the uniqueness of Aveiro though, is that it's like a Kaleidoscope, or a jigsaw, always changing, always adapting, it has a vibe like an M.C. Escher drawing. With many new buildings, Art Deco, old buildings, always with cranes or construction / rebuilding sites. The water is maybe like a shape.shifting engine.
I live in Italy, unfortunately this misfortune has befallen me. The social way in Italy sucks. Since Portugal has become like Italy, I will never move.
It is no longer convenient to move to Portugal. The prices of flats in flat blocks are the same as in Italy. Wages in Portugal are starving, very low, like in Italy. Taxes are slowly being raised, which was the REAL convenience of moving to Portugal. This message will probably be deleted, but it will surely be read by those who post videos about Portugal. Portugal is only good for spending a few weeks in winter, where the climate is milder, in the south, nothing else.
We retired from Canada to Aveiro a year ago and LOVE it. We can walk to everything. An abundance of services , restaurants etc.. It is a very vibrant, clean safe small city with a small town feel. We love the north as well as we find the food better. The weather for us is pefect, 25 C in the summmer with a nice breeze, comfortable in the winter, beach is 10 minutes away ( Costa and Barra) , less than an hour to Porto, 30 minutes to Coimbra, one hour 15 minutes to Nazare, 2 hours to Lisbon.
We are very very happy here. XPats feel free to reply.
Hi Ed, thanks for the comment. Would you consider doing an interview with us about Aveiro? If so, write me at contact@expatseverywhere.com and we can set something up. - Josh
The fact that it's often called "the Venice of Portugal" doesn't help in describing this town. It's a cool place if you like Art Nouveau buildings, and it's home to one of Portugal's most iconic brands: Vista Alegre. It's also where most bicycles in the EU are made.
Cool fun fact about the bicycles!
Aveiro is probably one of the best cities to live in Portugal. Great video as usual!
I dont know if you mentioned but it has its own University, so any city with University in Portugal has student movement, I mean not all the cities have Universities, so it has along with it all students that como from the entire country to study there , so renting rooms and apartments is a thing you see and that pushes its own bussiness... the University is good , high level, my brother graduated in there , today he is a top scientist teaching in a university in washigton DC in the US in a college of medicine and also he is a fellow, for people who dont know to be a fellow scientist you are in the top 5% of that specific area in the world for sure....
Great video....
Great example of a walkable town with easy access to waterfront and green spaces. Thanks.
I loved Aveiro when I visited. Sometimes I think I should have moved there and saved a lot of money on rent versus Cascais.
Husband and I are targeting the north but our move will coincide with our son who is looking at Nova SBE in Carcavelos. Thinking it might make sense to all live together near the university (inland, within 5k) for our first year, but starting to wonder if it actually saves any $…looking around at rental sites looks like double the rent. Is it pricey everywhere along the Cascais-Lisbon train line?
@@kathyw9439 I live like a 20 minute walk from city center and pay €2250.00 for a 3/2. According to my neighbors I’m paying too much but I’ve been on various real estate sites and it seems average for the area.
Prices have gone up way too much in this area for different reasons. Yes, it is too high but your neighbors probably moved in when prices were more normal.
We loved Cascais, too! Yes, price is a consideration. Not sure if we would be able to afford it. We loved the entire stretch between Estoril and Cascais. But if the north is calling, we really loved the feel of Aveiro.
Maybe it's the openness you mentioned, but when we stopped in Aveiro, we fell in love with it. Charming, relaxed, lots of green space. It felt very comfortable for everyday lifestyle. It's pretty high on our list of places we would consider moving to. So glad you highlighted it!
Sounds like a very nice location!
Was there for a few hours, and it was small. But I guess livable. Some folks I met at the train station said it would be ideal to live there since it is not so far from LIsbon. There a few good restaurants, and market as well.
We are so happy to have chosen Aveiro as our new home! We walk everywhere - rarely use our car - and there is plenty to do here. It’s also very walkable. (Most cities in Portugal are very hilly.) Our neighbors are all Portuguese and have been so kind. Great places to eat all over the city. We love it here.
we're going to stay in aveiro. Hope to see you there maam. =)
Great breakdown as usual, guys! Thanks for scoping and sharing. We appreciate your accuracy and insight.
We like Aveiro, but of all the many cities we visited during our whirlwind tour in 2021, it was one of our few nos to “expat that.” Moliceiros are wonderful, there’s a lot of charm in the walking areas around the canals and there’s a great free bike program. We prefer to be in a warmer spot, which is why we are focusing on Funchal (which we love) and Madeira.
Thanks for sharing another Portugal gem to explore, I plan on going to Aveiro next week after seeing this.
Another VERY informative video! Thanks guys!!
I would love to hear from Portuguese people regarding the different area's and cities. People who have been they would know best.
Very helpful as usual. Definitely on our list for our next visit.
I expat it, with my wife and I love it!!
I’ve been anxiously awaiting this video! Thank you! Happy to hear that you would expat that. Good to know our target areas mirror yours (your top 3): an hour north and south of Porto, close to the coast. Details on cost of living are much appreciated! One more thing, I’ve also read that bike lanes are plentiful and with it being relatively flat it’s a good alternative form of transportation.
Josh & Kaylee great video, another UA-cam couple I watch is “Chris & Melissa” who just moved from Albufeira to Porto, I also left a remark on their video move to Porto to reach out to you, it would be cool to see you interview them or collaborate on some videos.
The parking sounds similar to Amsterdam. There is very little street parking available. So, most people park their car in a garage nearby. There it is readily available for trips out of town, but not needed on a daily basis.
Thanks!
Thank you very much for the channel support, Ottawafrankie!
Whaddya mean, no one talking about Aveiro? Ever since spending an afternoon there last October I’ve been talking it to the top of my list! Sara and I will be spending two nights there this time on our upcoming trip in May.
Love Aveiro! Was only there 2 days while cycling Porto yo Lisbon, cool place. Thx for video great stuff! 🙏
Was there recently. Loved it.
Thanks for sharing. - Josh & Kalie
Glad you both liked Aveiro! 😊 There are many things to do around Aveiro and the smaller cities nearby. The tallest lighthouse in Portugal is just outside of Aveiro. There's the codfish festival in the summer, also just outside of Aveiro. Water sports at the beach. There are many events and shows to attend. There's museums and parks to check out. And of course excellent food and pasteries to eat! Hope you get a chance to spend some more time here soon!
As usual, another great video. Really enjoyed our visit there last year!
Aveiro, Braga and Portimao are the very best places to Iive in Portugal apparently! 🤣
Thanks for this info!
Indeed Aveiro is the nice place to visit, especially in the Christmas.
What a great video! Love the detailed weather info. Looking at options not cold: no freezing/snow but not to hot: not above 90°F. Near coast but greenish. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! It's only 90+ if there's heatwave in which case there aren't many places in Portugal that won't get hit. - Josh & Kalie
Another great video you two! Thank you. Aveiro will be on our list to visit when we make our exploration trip. I do love Viana do Castelo too. So glad that both towns have rail service! Since Averio is a college town, there might be more English speakers? I plan to learn PT Portuguese, but man, the different pronunciations for s's, and o's! Is it easier to find European Portuguese dictionaries and language books in Portugal? Most of the books in USA are for Brazilian Portuguese.
Nice points. Its also about a 10/15 min drive to Praia Da Barra or Costa Nova.
I’m a recent follower. What is “menu of the day.” I think you also mentioned in the Funchal video.
Very common in Spain and Portugal, basically a set lunchtime menu, 3 courses with wine or coffee. There's normally a sandwich board outside the venue with a list of 3 or 4 options per course, for you to mix and match. Nothing fancy, but usually good basic local dishes, generous portions, and very economical at €8-14 for everything.
Heading to Espinho and Aveiro tomorrow. Yay! Do you know if mosquitoes are prevalent due to the water?
Shhhh.....🤫
Aveiro yes. Espinho no
Lovely video! It looks wonderful. Right up my alley. Questions: how common are the farmer's markets and can you find organic produce easily in those markets or in grocery stores?
Good question! You have the central market there which is operational. We're not sure about other smaller markets but the city is small is likely only served by the central market. We have an interview with Ed, a Canadian expat, that's been there about a year. Have you seen it? - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Yes! I saw that one first and it led me to this video. Thanks for your wonderful work. Cheers!
07:13 the Football team "Beira-Mar" was much better like 20 years ago, usually in the first league.
Then they built a new stadium outside the city, they lost a lot of money and purchasing power, as well as an unatractive place for the public, and basically they went bankrupt and started geting worst.
But latelly, 2 or 3 years ago they started playing again in their old stadium in the city center, atracting more public. The Region of Aveiro often has 2 teams in the first league, if not Beira-Mar
Great video. For some reason the audio is low. Maybe it is my brand new airpods 3rd generation.
Hello, We are retired Americans (I still teach online) traveling through Porto (Feb 22-28) on our way back to Portland, Oregon. Maybe Aveiro???
Our journey began in Lviv helping a new school open. We left Ukraine on December 15 for Krakow. Visited Gdansk- beautiful!! We will travel to Tallinn, Estonia staying Jan 30-Feb 20.
From Tallinn, we will fly to Porto. During our stay in Porto, we hope to see the city and maybe begin the Expat move there. Which Airbnb do you recommend? We prefer near the "old town" feel.
Thank you! Dean & Cindy
Hi Dean and Cindy, thanks for sharing! We don't really have any Airbnb recommendations, sorry. - Josh & Kalie
Stayed there by chance , 2021 staywd 3 nights very nice little city , damous engineering uni there
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No, my darling, you are not good informed everybody talking about it Aveiro I am born and raise in that place for 35 years and I’m still here please Respect ✊ Beijos
It’s lovely but likening it to Venice over sells it a bit as I was underwhelmed. It’s lovely though.
Somebody help me out with this question. Is it true that long-term apartment rentals are hard to find in Portugal? I have heard that all the property owners want to due short-term renting to jack their prices up during tourist season. If I am retiring there I don't want to have to move every six months, or whatever it is. Is it just in touristy areas? Surely it's not the whole country! How about an interior town in the Algarve?
so it's exactly like Venice! Got it!!
LOL. It's nothing like Venice. It just has canals. It's not even as popular tourism-wise to be fair. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere It's nothing like Venice, although!... after visiting Venice I kinda got a very similar feeling as to be in Aveiro. Both are in flat lands, in a Lagoon (Venice literally inside, Aveiro by the Lagoon).
If you go to the social housing in Venice, near where's the Biennal, you'll notice some similarities also. Christmas decoration lights, the pavement, the small parks, the small trees, the material with wichi they build. And no, Aveiro doesn´t have Gondolas. Those boats are called Moliceiros, and were repurposed for tourism. They were actually used to collect sea weed from the Lagoon.
Aveiro is more like Venezia Mestre, with it's industries nearby. In Cacia, the outskirst of Aveiro there's one of the largest paper factories - the Navigator company (totally green washing company..... anyway).
For me the uniqueness of Aveiro though, is that it's like a Kaleidoscope, or a jigsaw, always changing, always adapting, it has a vibe like an M.C. Escher drawing. With many new buildings, Art Deco, old buildings, always with cranes or construction / rebuilding sites. The water is maybe like a shape-shifting engine.
In Aveiro I get vibes from a lot of other different disparate european cities, like Berlin, Venice, Prague, Amsterdam, Bristol, even to some Finland places during Summer and the equinoxes
Not close to venice. Saint Petersburg was more impressive with its canals
Aveiro is a lovely city, but it is *nothing* like Venice. But I supposed some marketing chap started saying that, so it will be impossible to get out of people's minds. If anyone goes to Aveiro expecting Venice, they will be disappointed. As Kaylie says, you need to value Aveiro on its own merits.
It's nothing like Venice, although... after visiting Venice I kinda got a very similar feeling to be like in Aveiro. Both are in flat lands, in a Lagoon (Venice literally inside, Aveiro by the Lagoon).
Aveiro is more like Venezia Mestre, with it's induestries nearby.
But if you go to the social housing in Venice, near where's the Biennal, you'll notice some similarities also.
For me the uniqueness of Aveiro though, is that it's like a Kaleidoscope, or a jigsaw, always changing, always adapting, it has a vibe like an M.C. Escher drawing. With many new buildings, Art Deco, old buildings, always with cranes or construction / rebuilding sites. The water is maybe like a shape.shifting engine.
That’s too bad about all the parking spaces.
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I live in Italy, unfortunately this misfortune has befallen me. The social way in Italy sucks.
Since Portugal has become like Italy, I will never move.
Aveiro is nothing like Venice... It has some canals, but they don't look like Venice and limited.
Doing a review by Wikipedia and Google don't count, everyone can do that
Everyone is talking about Aveiro. Too many people, actually.
I love Aveiro, but "Venice of Portugal" is a total exaggeration.
We agree, Luis. It is a total exaggeration. - Josh & Kalie
It is no longer convenient to move to Portugal. The prices of flats in flat blocks are the same as in Italy. Wages in Portugal are starving, very low, like in Italy. Taxes are slowly being raised, which was the REAL convenience of moving to Portugal. This message will probably be deleted, but it will surely be read by those who post videos about Portugal.
Portugal is only good for spending a few weeks in winter, where the climate is milder, in the south, nothing else.
You are right. true
because aveiro gives me nothing and the climate is not good
Climate is perfect
@@edbarnard7157 Not comparing to other areas in pt