Balneario Camboriu Attractions
Balneário Camboriú
Balneário Camboriú, the best known and most expensive bathing resort in Santa Catarina state, which annually attracts some 400,000 summer holidaymakers, lies on the Atlantic coast 224km/139mi south of Curitiba, 81km/50mi north of Florianópolis and 10km/6mi south of Itajaí.
Most visitors come by car from the neighboring country of Argentina. The town itself and its recreational and leisure facilities reflect its function as a busy center of the holiday trade and will not necessarily be to everyone's taste.
Bus station
Avenida Getúlio Vargas
Balneário Camboriú, the best known and most expensive bathing resort in Santa Catarina state, which annually attracts some 400,000 summer holidaymakers, lies on the Atlantic coast 224km/139mi south of Curitiba, 81km/50mi north of Florianópolis and 10km/6mi south of Itajaí.
Most visitors come by car from the neighboring country of Argentina. The town itself and its recreational and leisure facilities reflect its function as a busy center of the holiday trade and will not necessarily be to everyone's taste.
Bus station
Avenida Getúlio Vargas
Beaches
Beaches
In the center of the town is the horseshoe-shaped beach of Camboriú. To the north are other extensive beaches facing the open sea. Visitors tend to prefer the series of beaches, separated by hills, on the south coast with their calmer seas - e.g. Laranjeiras, Taquaras, Taquarinhas, Estaleiros, Estaleirinhos (all still unspoiled) and the nudist beach of Pinho, one of the very few of its kind.
In the center of the town is the horseshoe-shaped beach of Camboriú. To the north are other extensive beaches facing the open sea. Visitors tend to prefer the series of beaches, separated by hills, on the south coast with their calmer seas - e.g. Laranjeiras, Taquaras, Taquarinhas, Estaleiros, Estaleirinhos (all still unspoiled) and the nudist beach of Pinho, one of the very few of its kind.
Balneário Cambriú - Cabeçudas
Cabeçudas
6km/4mi north of Camboriú on the Itajaí road is Cabeáudas, another very popular bathing resort.
6km/4mi north of Camboriú on the Itajaí road is Cabeáudas, another very popular bathing resort.
Goat Island
Ilha das Cabras
Off Camboriú, 1km/.7mi away, is the Ilha das Cabras (Goat Island), from which there are magnificent views of the whole stretch of coast. Boats to the island depart from the end of Avenida Atlântica.
Off Camboriú, 1km/.7mi away, is the Ilha das Cabras (Goat Island), from which there are magnificent views of the whole stretch of coast. Boats to the island depart from the end of Avenida Atlântica.
Parque Balneário
Parque Balneário
In the park are a pond with Victoria amazonica water lilies, a number of hothouses, aviaries, a small zoo and a museum of archaeology and oceanography.
In the park are a pond with Victoria amazonica water lilies, a number of hothouses, aviaries, a small zoo and a museum of archaeology and oceanography.