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Aveiro District, Aveiro

Ilhavo Vista Alegre porcelain and cod town

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: crockery.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Home of the Vista Alegre porcelain works since 1824 and of Ria de Aveiro cod families; factory seconds and maritime refuse in ria-edge fills.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Aveiro5 km away · Riverbank
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Figueira da Foz53 km away · Riverbank
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Vila Nova de Gaia60 km away · Riverbank
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Porto: Foz do Douro / Afurada mouth60 km away · Tidal foreshore
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