Gramando and Canela

General information

Destination
Gramado, Brazil

Program details

Gramado is a municipality and small tourist town, at the southeast of Caxias do Sul and east of Nova Petrópolis, in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the Serra Gaúcha region. Gramado and Canela are known for the German architectural style, you can see it at the Palacio dos Festivais, Igreja de Pedra, Parque Caracol, Lago Negro and many other buildings and handcraft street fairs, where you can find different kinds of traditional sweets and food. From there you can get a little bit more acquainted with the Gáucho culture. Bento Gonçalves is, on the other hand, known for its wine.



You will take less than 20 minutes to go between Gramado and Canela. In fact they are quite close at less than 5 miles apart. Canela has a small city charm. Located in the middle of pure nature, one of the touristic points of the city is a gothic style cathedral, called Igreja de Pedra. Apart from the aforementioned things, you can trawl around the streets which are filled with shops and cafes. You get around 40-60 minutes at each stop, depending of course on the size of the group.



Languages

English and Portuguese.