Ovar
Ovar is a city and municipality in Beira Litoral, Portugal. It's on the Atlantic coast and has several beaches.
Understand[edit]
Ovar (oh-VAHR, /o.ˈvaɾ/) municipality has 54,976 residents (2021 preliminary), with just under 30,000 living in the city of Ovar itself. The municipality includes another city, Esmoriz, and four towns: Cortegaça, Maceda, São João de Ovar, and Válega.
Visitor information[edit]
- 1 Posto de Atendimento Turístico do Centro Histórico de Ovar (Tourist Office of the Historic Center of Ovar), Rua Elias Garcia, ☏ +351 256 572 215, turismo@cm-ovar.pt. M 14:00–19:00, Tu–Sa 10:30–12:30 & 14:00–18:00, closed Su & holidays.
- 2 Posto de Atendimento Turístico do Furadouro (Furadouro Tourist Office), Avenida Infante D. Henrique, Praia do Furadouro, ☏ +351 256 387 410, turismo@cm-ovar.pt. Apr–Sep: 09:30–12:30 & 14:00–18:00 daily; Oct–Mar: M–F 09:30–12:30 & 14:00–18:00, Sa Su 10:00–13:00 & 14:00–18:00.
- 3 Posto de Atendimento Turístico de Esmoriz (Esmoriz Tourist Office), Avenida da Barrinha, Praia de Esmoriz, ☏ +351 966 491 498, turismo@cm-ovar.pt. Jul–Sep: 09:30–12:30 & 14:00–18:00 daily.
- 4 Serviço de Turismo (Tourism Service), Rua Fonte do Casal, ☏ +351 256 509 153, turismo@cm-ovar.pt.
Get in[edit]
- 1 Estação Ferroviária de Ovar (Ovar Train Station), Largo Serpa Pinto. Intercity timetable, Regional timbetable, Suburban timetable. Ovar is on the Linha do Norte (Northern Line), with intercity, interregional, regional, and suburban rail service from Aveiro, Figueira da Foz, Lisbon, Porto, and Valença. There are other stops in the municipality on this line.
- Regional bus service is available from Auto Viação Feirense[dead link], Auto Viação de Souto, Transdev, and UTC – União de Transportes dos Carvalhos.
- Ovar is on the A1 (Autoestrada do Norte) and A29 (Autoestrada da Costa da Prata) motorways.
Get around[edit]
Map of Ovar
See[edit]
- 1 Igreja Matriz de São Cristóvão. Ovar's lovely 17th-century mother church.
- 2 Igreja Paroquial de Válega (Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Amparo). A gorgeous 18th-century Baroque parish church with colourful biblical scenes painted inside and out.
- 3 Passos de Ovar. A collection of seven mid-18th-century Rococo chapels in Ovar's historical centre.
Do[edit]
- 1 Praia do Furadouro (Furadouro beach).
Buy[edit]
Eat[edit]
- 1 Mil Razões, Travessa Marquês de Pombal, ☏ +351 910 141 207. M 10:30–15:00, W 10:30–15:00 &17:00–22:30, Th Sa 10:30–14:30 & 17:00–22:30, F 10:30–22:30, Su 11:00–15:00, closed Tu. Seafood restaurant. Mid-range.
- 2 Restaurante Oxalá, Rua Família Colares Pinto, ☏ +351 256 591 371, restauranteoxala@hotmail.com. Tu–Su 11:30–22:30, closed M. Meat, fish, and seafood. €29-46.
- 3 Toca Restaurante & Tapas, Praça da República 37, ☏ +351 256 030 178, geral@toca.pt. Tu–Sa 12:00–15:00 & 10:30–22:30, closed Su M. Tapas with a Portuguese flair. €15-40.
Drink[edit]
Sleep[edit]
- 1 Aqua Hotel, Rua Aquilino Ribeiro 1, ☏ +351 256 575 105, info@aquahotel.pt. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00. Three-star, 56-room hotel with spa, hot tub, massage, bar, room service, and free Wi-Fi. €45-69.
- 2 Furadouro Boutique Hotel Beach & Spa, Avenida Infante D. Henrique 734, ☏ +351 256 590 090, reservas@furadourohotel.com. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00. Four-star, 27-room beachfront hotel with swimming pool, spa, restaurant, bar, free breakfast, and free Wi-Fi. €71-119.
- 3 Hotel La Fontaine, Rua dos Bombeiros Voluntários 80, Esmoriz, ☏ +351 256 185 482, reservas@lafontaine-hotel.com. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 12:00. Three-star, 34-room hotel with outdoor saltwater swimming pool, spa, hot tub, bar, Turkish bath, sauna, gym, free breakfast, free Wi-Fi, and free parking. €43-91.
- 4 Nine Senses Guest House, Rua Sacadura Cabral 17, Furadouro, ☏ +351 918 510 346. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 11:00. Bed and breakfast with garden, terrace, and free Wi-Fi. €32-43.