Clube Europeu and Vocational Course Students Agrupamento de Escolas de Eixo - Aveiro
Aveiro is a city located in the centre of Portugal. It’s also the capital of the district and sub-region of Baixo Vouga. Thanks to the University of Aveiro the city has expanded a lot. Aveiro
Area: 199,8 km² Inhabitants: about 60 000
∞ Established in Roman times, Aveiro was initially known as «terras in Alavarium et salinas»meaning. Such a great coastal town with good shelter for boats,
fishing was an important activity from the beginning. In fact the cod fishing grounds off the coast of Newfoundland were discovered by João Afonso, a son
of Aveiro. ∞ Aveiro was once a walled city.
∞ In 1418 D.Pedro began the construction of the city walls.
City Walls
Requiem for the walls of Aveiro Abatem as muralhas pedra a pedra,
ruem a pouco os bastiões robustos. Nas brechas a figueira brava medra, de envolta com maléficos arbustos. by António Sardinha
Tile panel in Aveiro railway station General view of Aveiro walls in the 18th c.
There were eight city gates: - Vila ( the City);
- Sol (the Sun); - Campo (the Field);
- Côjo; - Ribeira (the Stream);
- Vagos - Rabães
- Alboi But most of it was a simple wall about three feet tall and just over a
meter wide, especially in the upper village.
Walls of Aveiro
• In fact, from the ancient walls of Aveiro nothing visible
remains today . Some people say that in the rear of the Secondary School Homem Cristo, one can still find some ancient ruins. • The last walls were destroyed about a dozen years ago.
The first document written about Aveiro salt pans predates the founding of the nation, even before the existence of Ria de Aveiro. BUT…what used to be a prosperous economic
activity,
was
somehow
diminishing in recent years. Nowadays, just a few salt pans remain.
In the Eco-Museum of Troncalhada, one can learn much about the old salt extraction process.
ďƒ˜ Over the centuries, the instability of the bar (isolation from the sea) was a decisive factor in the
number of variation and production of salt, which is reflected in periods of decadence, interspersed with very favorable to production periods, as happened in 1572 in that, given the favorable situation in the status bar, the high and progressive commercial and maritime index, Aveiro became one of the best ports of Portugal, with a large increase in the marketing of
salt and cod fishing.
Salt pans and “marnotos”
Marnoto
Man working in the salt pans
Salineira
Woman carrying the salt
The Atlantic Ocean
Located on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, Aveiro is an industrial city with an important seaport
By the end of the 16th century the canal that linked Aveiro to the ocean was closed due to a tremendous storm that destroyed the sea-shore and Aveiro decade for a number of years. In 1759 Aveiro finally received the qualification of "city" and recovered both economically and culturally. During the 19th century two major improvements were made: the railway arrived to Aveiro and the harbour was re-qualified and the connection to the ocean improved.
The Atlantic Ocean
Barra and its lighthouse
Aveiro- old railway station
The Atlantic Ocean
Nowadays many different
water activities and sports can be seen by the sea and the nearby beaches – S. Jacinto, Barra or Costa Nova.
The Atlantic Ocean
Also in Ria de Aveiro – travelling by Moliceiro
canoeing
Fishing was an activity that attracted thousands of fishermen to Aveiro region. From the hundreds of kilometers of banks or in boats, fishermen had in the Ria or in the sea many different environments and a huge variety of fish.
Princess of Portugal, daughter of King Afonso V and Queen, his wife, Isabel. Born in Lisbon on February 6, 1452 and died in the convent of Aveiro on May 12, 1490. The birth of this princess caused the greatest excitement and joy, because there was no successor, and soon in the cradle was sworn in cuts for crown princess of the kingdom, title for the first time given in Portugal. She was baptized Joan, after St. John the Evangelist’s memory. Since very young, Joan showed a tendency for religious life. She was 15 when her mother died. Soon after she entered the convent in Aveiro , where she was given the title of Princess
Saint because of her affection towards the poor and “so-called miracle” of the leaves and flowers that fell down on her when
she died.
José Estevão •
José Estevão Coelho de Magalhães was born in Aveiro. Also known as José Estevão, he was an outstanding
journalist, politician and Portuguese parliamentary speaker.
•
He had a bachelor degree in law from the University of Coimbra , veteran liberal wars and lived in exile in England
and
Terceira.
He
also
participated in the landing of Mindelo.
1809 - 1862