Itanhaem Attractions

Beaches

The most popular beach is the Praia Grande or do Tombo. To the north are the beaches of Suarão (3km/22mi), Campos Eliseos (5km/32mi) and Verde Mar (7km/41/4mi). The beaches to the south have some special attractions. At the Praia do Sonho (1km/.7mi from Itanhaém) is the Cama de Anchieta ("Anchieta's Couch"), a rock on which Padre Anchieta, the founder of São Paulo, is said to have rested and meditated. Almost 2km/1.3mi farther on, near Praia Cibratel I, is the grotto of Nossa Senhora de Lourdes. Beyond this are the beaches, much favored by water sports enthusiasts, of Cibratel II (4.4km/32mi) and Gaivota (15km/92mi), with small fishing villages.

Library Sant'Ana

On Praça Carlos Botelho, in the town center, is the Municipal Library, housed in the former Courthouse (17th century). Close by is the church of Sant'Ana (1761).

N.S. da Conceição

On the hill of Itaguaçu is the half-ruined Franciscan friary of Nossa Senhora da Conceição. The chapel dates from 1554; the Mannerist-style conventual buildings were added between 1699 and 1713. The buildings were restored after a fire in the 19th century.