Off the Beaten Path: Aviero

On By cindy knokeIn Conservation, EXTERIOR & INTERIOR DESIGN, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, TRAVEL REVIEWS

Aviero Portugal (click/tap to enlarge),

is off the beaten tourist track.

Portuguese people often vacation here.

It is the Venice of Portugal, replete with canals and gondolas,

but quieter and more peaceful.

There are old Azulejos tiles all over Aviero,

many depicting the town itself.

Except for cars,

and wonderful street art, Aviero hasn’t changed much from the scenes depicted in the old tiles.

Cheers to you from peaceful Aviero~

Note: My new theme! WordPress tech support was really helpful in sorting out many of the aforementioned blog problems. So thank you WordPress support. You are appreciated!

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224 thoughts on “Off the Beaten Path: Aviero”

        1. Yep. First, a distant Channel Island, then Quebec wilderness, then back to Antarctica, and finally Greenland. And then my bucket list is checked and complete დ

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          1. All right… In that order? Isn’t Greenland closer to Québec?
            Bucket list? So you will now stay at home in your “cottage in the English countryside and write your Mémoires? 😉

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            1. Actually yes. We are going to Quebec woods in fall to see the colors. Antartica in their summer, and then Greenland in our summer. So yeah, backtracking a bit…. We are going to The Faroes too to see the puffins.

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    1. Love our theme discussions Alison. I chose Lovecraft. I got rid of so much garbage on my site while transferring content which was so hard. I could never have done it without WP patient tutelage, but there are still WP imbedded code/script errors that are beyond my ability to remove, and theirs apparently, which is disconcerting. I like things simple and right. I think I fixed my worst google site errors too, at least I am tracking right now. Working with google AI is challenging but logical and actually kinda fun. But that is it. I am done with all this. Laughing…. Happy I survived WP retirement, and you did too, Alison! We’re survivors. PS- I’m traveling again, Antarctica again and Greenland. Where are you off to next? დ

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      1. Wow your theme change sounds so much more complicated than mine. Too bad about the embedded code errors🙁 I hope they don’t cause you any grief going forward. I can’t imagine working with Google AI – that’s so far beyond my capability.
        I’ve always loved WP and twice now I’ve had them help me with themes and they’ve been fantastic. Yes! We survived WP retirement!
        Antarctica and Greenland! How fabulous. We’re not going anywhere for a while. Enjoying Vancouver summer and will maybe look at something after that.
        Alison

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  16. I’ve always liked Portugal. Understated, even though they main language for Brazil is Portugese. Ernest Hemingway made a big impression there -in Portugal. Viva Portugal. You have brought out the “SPLENDID” in that country. BRAVO to you!

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  17. Eileen Norman

    Loved Portugal….the history, the architecture, the natural beauty, the exceptionally kind people.

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  18. Eileen Norman

    Loved Portugal: The natural beauty, the history, the architecture, but particularly the amazing kindness of the people.

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  19. Deborah

    You mentioned in a previous reply about not passing up on Chinese. Sweet and sour pork, steamed rice, slowed cook all day. It’s 8:20 pm ET, you have an hour to make dinner, LOL. 😊

    If you’re going to Finland, make sure you bring your body armor. From what I understand, there was a run on body armor today on a rumor.

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  21. Navasolanature

    Wow! You are in Portugal. My husband’s favourite. We are in Lisbon from 12 th to 15 th! Fantastic photos of a special place. Enjoy!

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  27. Fresh and beautiful look of your blog! I am glad, Cindy, you solved the problem with WP.
    Portugal is beautiful country and the Tourist Mecca. However, you always find nice, unique, and quiet places everywhere. 🙂

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    1. Thank you very much Alexander. I agree with you. Porto for example, is beautiful, but over touristed. I like finding the less traveled spots. They are oddly, ususally the most special დ

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  29. These photos are amazing. I was fascinated by the art on the gondolas. I looked up the translation for the first one. I think it’s, “I keep the marine tradition.” =) ♥

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    1. How wonderful that you did that! I love the motto. It speaks to the long living history of this wonderful town. Amazing you thought to do this and thank you for sharing! დ

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      1. Oh you’re very welcome! I don’t know if the translation is exactly right because I used Google Translate. Maybe “marina” not “marine.” But it’s so fascinating! ♥

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  33. Looks lovely there Cindy😀I was advised by the travel agents that Porto in Portugal was a good holiday spot and also has a beach ⛱️ Ended up in Jamaica 🇯🇲 😀 but still thinking about Porto…now seeing your post, even more so! Never really planned to go to Europe but now Portugal 🇵🇹 is tugging merrily away at me seeing your post!
    I’m on the phone app so can’t see your new theme but once I’m on the laptop 😁 Very hard work changing the theme though! All the old posts needed rearranging and many were deleted altogether, so well done you!

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    1. Porto is fabulous and worth a visit. It is however very touristed so be aware. You can get away from the crowds in Porto by going to lesser visited places and you can also vist other parts of beautiful and unspoiled Portugal and avoid the crowds altogether დ

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      1. I had a feeling it might be somewhat touristy…I was enquiring about weekend city breaks at the time and it would have been my 1st time away. I’d never really considered Portugal but they said it had a beach and was a bit cooler than the other option they suggested in Spain (I cannot remember the location for love or money now!) Russia was my main aim so hadn’t given much thought to European countries but considered them for a short practice run and they were said to be safe for a solo female traveller 👍There was plenty to do there but not sure those countries are really for me. Besides, I speak Russian not Spanish or Portuguese so no language practice for me!

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