Bento Goncalves Attractions
Bento Gonçalves
Bento Gonçalves lies in the Serra Gaúcha 111km/69mi north of Porto Alegre. The town developed out of the Colìnia Dona Isabel founded in 1870 by the imperial government and populated by Italian immigrants, who introduced wheat-growing - still an important element in the economy of the region. A festival is held in Bento Gonçalves in March in alternate years, bearing witness to the customs and the hospitality of the original settlers.
Bus station
Rua Gomes Carneiro 19
Bento Gonçalves lies in the Serra Gaúcha 111km/69mi north of Porto Alegre. The town developed out of the Colìnia Dona Isabel founded in 1870 by the imperial government and populated by Italian immigrants, who introduced wheat-growing - still an important element in the economy of the region. A festival is held in Bento Gonçalves in March in alternate years, bearing witness to the customs and the hospitality of the original settlers.
Bus station
Rua Gomes Carneiro 19
Bento Gonçlaves - Museum of the Immigrants
Museum of the Immigrants
The Museu do Imigrante displays implements and personal mementoes of the pioneers who settled in this region (Italians, mostly from the Veneto and Trentino). The museum also has a collection of sculpture.
The Museu do Imigrante displays implements and personal mementoes of the pioneers who settled in this region (Italians, mostly from the Veneto and Trentino). The museum also has a collection of sculpture.
Igreja de São Bento
Igreja de São Bento
In the south-east of the town is the Igreja de São Bento (St Benedict), an unusual modern church (completed 1982) modeled on the form of a cask.
In the south-east of the town is the Igreja de São Bento (St Benedict), an unusual modern church (completed 1982) modeled on the form of a cask.
Bento Goncalves Surroundings
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Vale das Antas Old-Time Railway
The Vale das Antas Old-Time Railway was built in 1919, and runs from Bento Gonçalves to Jaboticaba over the span of 3 hours.
