Caxias do Sul Attractions
Caxias do Sul
Caxias do Sul, center of the region of Rio Grande do Sul, is 131km/81mi north of Porto Alegre and 40km/25mi east of Bento Gonçalves. The town was founded by Italian immigrants who from 1871 onwards built up the settlement of Conde d'Eu. It has now developed into a major industrial city (metalworking, textiles, meat canning) and the best equipped tourist center in the Serra Gaúcha.
Bus station
Rua Ernesto Alves 1341
Caxias do Sul, center of the region of Rio Grande do Sul, is 131km/81mi north of Porto Alegre and 40km/25mi east of Bento Gonçalves. The town was founded by Italian immigrants who from 1871 onwards built up the settlement of Conde d'Eu. It has now developed into a major industrial city (metalworking, textiles, meat canning) and the best equipped tourist center in the Serra Gaúcha.
Bus station
Rua Ernesto Alves 1341
Municipal Museum
Municipal Museum
The Museu Municipal, which is mainly devoted to the Italian settlement, also contains some fine pieces of sculpture, including a painted wooden Virgin and Child (1885) by Pietro Stangherlin.
The Museu Municipal, which is mainly devoted to the Italian settlement, also contains some fine pieces of sculpture, including a painted wooden Virgin and Child (1885) by Pietro Stangherlin.
São Pelegrino
São Pelegrino
The Gothic-style church of São Pelegrino has wall paintings (Stations of the Cross) by the Italian painter Aldo Locatelli, a resident in Rio Grande do Sul. The high reliefs on the great bronze doors depict episodes in the settlement of the region by Italian immigrants.
The Gothic-style church of São Pelegrino has wall paintings (Stations of the Cross) by the Italian painter Aldo Locatelli, a resident in Rio Grande do Sul. The high reliefs on the great bronze doors depict episodes in the settlement of the region by Italian immigrants.
Ana Rech District
Ana Rech district
The Ana Rech district, 12km/7.5mi north-east of the city center, is famed for its sweets, jellies and candied fruits.
The Ana Rech district, 12km/7.5mi north-east of the city center, is famed for its sweets, jellies and candied fruits.
Museu da Casa de Pedra
Museu da Casa de Pedra
The Museu da Casa de Pedra is a typical two-story house of the early colonial period (end of 19th century). Originally the home of the Luchesi family, it was later used as a smithy, a warehouse and for other purposes. Among much else the museum displays the tools and implements used by the early settlers.
The Museu da Casa de Pedra is a typical two-story house of the early colonial period (end of 19th century). Originally the home of the Luchesi family, it was later used as a smithy, a warehouse and for other purposes. Among much else the museum displays the tools and implements used by the early settlers.
Parque Centenário
Parque Centenário
In the Parque Centenário, 4km/2.5mi outside the city, is a small-scale representation of Caxias do Sul as it was in 1885.
In the Parque Centenário, 4km/2.5mi outside the city, is a small-scale representation of Caxias do Sul as it was in 1885.
Rincão da Lealdade
Rincão da
Lealdade
At the entrance to the city, near BR 116, is the Rincão da Lealdade, a center of Gaúcho tradition, where visitors can sample regional culinary specialties, watch musical and dance performances and visit an exhibition showing the implements and equipment of the early Gaúchos and the first settlers in the region.
Lealdade
At the entrance to the city, near BR 116, is the Rincão da Lealdade, a center of Gaúcho tradition, where visitors can sample regional culinary specialties, watch musical and dance performances and visit an exhibition showing the implements and equipment of the early Gaúchos and the first settlers in the region.
Caxias do Sul Surroundings
Flores da Cunha, Brazil
Flores da Cunha
20km/12.5mi north of Caxias do Sul is Flores da Cunha (pop. 25,000), the largest producer of grapes in Rio Grande do Sul and also famed for its spirits. The town was populated in the 1870s by Italian immigrants from the Veneto.
The neo-Gothic church of Nossa Senhora de Fátima has a carillon of five bells from Savoy.
20km/12.5mi north of Caxias do Sul is Flores da Cunha (pop. 25,000), the largest producer of grapes in Rio Grande do Sul and also famed for its spirits. The town was populated in the 1870s by Italian immigrants from the Veneto.
The neo-Gothic church of Nossa Senhora de Fátima has a carillon of five bells from Savoy.
Flores da Cunha - Salto Ventoso
(In Flores da Cunha, Brazil)
Salto Ventoso
Just outside Flores da Cunha is the Salto Ventoso, a waterfall with a drop of 52m/171ft.
Just outside Flores da Cunha is the Salto Ventoso, a waterfall with a drop of 52m/171ft.
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