There’s a certain disappointment that comes with places that are marketed as “the Venice of X.” Aveiro, in Portugal, often wears that label like an uncomfortable borrowed costume, and it shows the moment you arrive. The small canals that thread through the city, lined with colorful but slightly kitschy moliceiro boats, feel less like a natural part of urban life and more like a … [Read more...] about Aveiro, a Fake Venice of Portugal
