Murtosa

Murtosa is a town and municipality in Beira Litoral, Portugal.

Understand




Murtosa (moor-TOH-zuh, /muɾ.ˈto.zɐ/) municipality has 10,488 residents (2021 preliminary), with about 3,700 living in the town. The municipality is split in two by the Ria de Aveiro, a lagoon. The town of Torreira lies on the Atlantic Ocean, while Murtosa itself is inland on the lagoon.

Get in
The nearest train station is at Estarreja. Auto Viação da Murtosa] provides bus connections into town.

The nearest motorways are the A1 (Autoestrada do Norte) from Porto and Lisbon, the A29 (Autoestrada da Costa da Prata) from Vila Nova de Gaia and Albergaria-a-Velha, and the A25 (Autoestrada das Beiras Litoral e Alta) from Viseu and Guarda.

Get around
Murtosa has Portugal's highest rate of bicycle usage, with 17% of the population using one to get to work or school. During the summer, free bike rentals are available at three locations. There are five bike and walking paths in the municipality.