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The Ria de Aveiro
The Ria conquered Aveiro becoming his heart. It is what identifies the city giving it light and life, and permanently marked the local traditions. This is the result of the retreat of the sea, with the formation of coastal cords that, from the sixteenth century, formed a lagoon that constitutes one of the most important and beautiful geographical accidents of the Portuguese coast.
In total, the whole mouth covers eleven thousand hectares, of which six thousand are permanently flooded, unfolds in four important branched channels in stems that surround numerous islands and islets. In it, the Vouga, Antuã, Boco and Fontão rivers flow, having as only communication with the sea a channel that cuts the coastline between Barra and São Jacinto, allowing access to the port of Aveiro of large draft vessels.
Rich in fish and waterfowl, a wealth so exceptional that led to the Ria being classified as protected area. This one presents great plans of water, places of choice for the practice of nautical sports.In addition, the production of salt, using millennial techniques, is still one of the most characteristic traditional activities of the city of Aveiro.
The Ria de Aveiro is widely used for tourism purposes, namely through its characteristic boats, the Moliceiros. Moliceiro boat trips take place in the 4 urban canals of the Ria de Aveiro. The Central Canal, the Channel of the Cojo, the Channel of the Pyramids and the Channel of San Roque.
Birdwatching
The Ria de Aveiro is the largest wetland in the northern half of Portugal and a paradise for birdwatchers! Classified as a Special Protection Zone, its marshes and marine meadows are very important habitats of the estuaries. Habitats are of particular importance for nesting waterfowl, especially saline, lagoon and dune systems. There are several different types of bird watching. One of the most relevant is the Natural Reserve of S. Jacinto Dunes, near the Aveiro bar, with important concentrations of birds, especially in autumn and winter.
The Ria de Aveiro is the destination of choice for bird watching, as well as a privileged location for the excellence of its habitats that are authentic maternity wards for protected species, such as the red heron.
This site regularly hosts 20,000 water birds with important congregations of black duck (Melanitta nigra) and wading birds in the intertidal zones (mainly the common dolphin, Calidris alpina). Freshwater marshes and estuaries host important numbers of offspring of various aquatic species.
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