Ovar Attractions

At the north end of the Ria de Aveiro is Ovar (pop. 25,000, timber), famous for its Carnival with splendid processions through the streets of the town.

Calvário

The Calvário, with six chapels, is a scheduled national monument.
The Calvario is a prime highlight of the town of Ovar. Popular for its life-sized sculptures which date back to the 18th century, the Calvario chapel is a pilgrimage site for Christians.

Holy Week

Holy Week is celebrated on a particularly grand scale with many processions. Ovar has a romaria and fireworks.

Local Museum

The interesting local museum contains modern painting, folk art and ethnographical material.

Address

Local Museum
Rua Heliodoro Salgado 11
Ovar
Portugal

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
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Close

Always closed on:

New Year's Day (January 1)
Anniversity of the Revolution - Portugal (April 25)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
National Day - Portugal (June 10)
Assumption Day - Christian (August 15)
Republic Day - Portugal (October 5)
All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1)
Feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8)
Independence Day - Portugal (December 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Corpus Christi - Christian (Jun 10)

Praia do Furadouro

4km/2.5mi further northwest from Ovar is the pretty little resort of Praia do Furadouro (good beach), where, as at Nazaré, the fishermen use oxen to haul in their full nets.

Facilities

Beach

Procissao dos Terceiros

Process ion of Procissao dos Terceiros in March.