2026 | Visit to Museu Fábrica da História – Rice

With a privileged location, directly linked to the ria and endowed with unique natural heritage, Estarreja is situated in the Baixo Vouga Lagunar subregion, with a complex and surprising ecosystem where water takes center stage and shapes the landscape with estuaries, streams, canals, and quays that give it sublime scenic beauty. Over the centuries, people have transformed this vast territory and turned land once flooded and inaccessible into fertile ground for rice cultivation, shaped by a mosaic of rich habitats in perfect harmony with nature. As in other regions of the country, rice cultivation in the Estarreja area developed during the 19th century. In this way, rice cultivation occupied vast areas, involved the local people, and boosted the local economy.