Aveiro · Portugal

Costa Nova

Costa Nova is a visitor site in Aveiro, centred on historic streets, buildings and public spaces read as one place.

Costa Nova Michael Gaylard · CC BY 2.0
Typical visit
2 hours
Setting
Outdoor
Region
Central Portugal
Last checked
11 Aug 2026

Why visit

Costa Nova focuses attention on historic streets, buildings and public spaces read as one place in Aveiro. At Costa Nova, focus on street pattern, civic spaces and surviving traditional buildings, while the surrounding setting helps explain how the place connects with its city, coast, mountains or historic landscape.

What you will see

  • Historic street pattern.
  • Principal civic spaces.
  • Surviving traditional façades and buildings.

History

The area developed through successive periods of occupation and rebuilding, leaving a townscape in which older structures and later civic changes remain visible together.

Visitor tips

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    Follow current site notices and marked visitor routes, especially where access is weather-sensitive or the fabric is protected.

About Central Portugal

Coimbra, Roman archaeology, Aveiro and Buçaco provide a varied cross-section of university, urban and woodland heritage.

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