I drove over 1000 miles on my trip through Portugal, and one of my stops was the town of Aveiro, just south of Porto. The tourism marketers call Aveiro the “Venice of Portugal.” I think that’s a bit of an exaggeration. Sure, they’ve got a couple of canals, and some gondolas, but they’re surrounded by shopping malls and restaurants. A bit cheesy. But it was a fun town to visit, with a Michelin-listed restaurant called Salpoente, where I had a wonderful dining experience.
I stayed at the Turim Aveiro Palace Hotel, centrally located, with convenient parking right across the street at the underground lot of the shopping mall. (Parking is always a challenge in Portugal.)
I had a delicious salt cod lunch in Aveiro. Gotta have at least one salt cod meal while in Portugal, right? After all, that’s what they’re famous for.
Well, it would surprise most people to know that NONE of the cod served comes from waters around Portugal. The country imports ALL of its cod from Norway, Iceland and other cold water countries.
Dinner at Salpoente was wonderful…
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