Your way to São Francisco do Sul

1) If you can, avoid spending your holidays here at the high season (January and February). It’s too crowded! 2) If you like calm beaches, go to Praia do Molhe. There, you can enjoy the sun, the ocean and it's a reserved beach. Praia do Molhe | Image source 3) Did you feel hungry? Don't miss going to Inês Zardo, you'll love her chocolate pie! 4) If you like to visit museums you ought to visit the historical museum of the city. It was built in an old prison. You can even see the solitary cell. Historical Museum | image source 5) If you take a ferry boat to Vila da Glória, maybe you will see beautiful toninhas (a special kind of dolphin from the region) at the sea.  Toninha | Image source 6) If you like sports like volleyball, the best place is at the beginning of Enseada, in front of Monteiro restaurant. 7) Praia do Mota is one of the best places to see the sunset, with benches on the sidewalk. You can enjoy the late afternoon sun while watching the sea at Babitonga B...

São Francisco do Sul is a historic city in Santa Catarina with an exuberant natural landscape: beaches, trails, lookouts, waterfalls and much more. Image rights: City ​​hall of São Francisco do Sul. In addition to the indescribable beauty of São Chico, the city has a rich and interesting history related to its beautiful buildings - today, we will find out more about the city's church and a museum about religion. There are about 400 historic mansions listed by IPHAN (Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico Artístico Nacional - National Historical and Artistic Heritage Institute) which contribute so that all this heritage can be preserved and valued. In addition, it keeps alive the culture, habits and history of those who lived in the place. Image of the Historic Center by Alexandre Braga. São Chico has the first church in Santa Catarina: the Nossa Senhora da Graça Church. It all happened in 1553, when a Spanish ship arrived in the city and they decided to build the church. This happened b...

Have you ever seen some pictures of a tourist place with many old colorful buildings full of windows in front? And did you feel like you already knew it? I will show you a place that you will love to meet. São Chico, like the people affectionately call the city, has more than 500 years of existence. It is the third oldest city in Brasil, and presents the Historical Center, with many buildings that show the history of the city since colonization times. The importance of preserving this heritage of the city was recognized by IPHAN (National Historical and Artistic Heritage Institute), that pulled down about 400 buildings of the Historic Center in 1987. This means that from this date on they are under the judicial care that guarantees their permanence. The heritage pulled down includes colonial styles houses and other historical moments. It also includes the church, shell mounds, and about 150 other houses.              ...

Sports in São Francisco do Sul  “With a wide variety of sports in the city, são francisco do sul has a good offer of several sports centers, such as tennis courts, paintball arenas, gyms and courts for soccer, futsal and volleyball, in addition to several beaches that count with surfing and some sand sports; Surf in são francisco do sul Surf in são francisco do sul imagem do site da prefeitura https://www.saofranciscodosul.sc.gov.br     This image is a demonstration of the importance of surfing in the city, having some surfing events and attracting a lot of people, São Francisco do Sul is famous for its beaches, and some are very good for surfing, such as the little beach that is the city's surfing center, but in addition to that, it has the sumidouro beach and the grande beach, all with good waves, and also the practice of skating on tracks, which are used by  many surfers too. Multisport gyms  evento de artes marciais, no ginásio Waldir Quirino da Luz...

 São Francisco do Sul is a peninsula located in the south of Brazil. This city is the oldest in the state, being founded in 1504. It has a big historical center with a lot of azorean architecture. This is an interesting feature to explore in vacation with your friends or family, since in this way you can explore other cultures. This city also has an important harbor in the region. But our main attraction certainly is our beaches! The city has a lot of beautiful beaches to swim, to surf or just to lay on the sand. In this blog you will see some of those. We hope you enjoy it! Praia do Forte (around 1,5 miles) This beach also has magical properties just like Itaguaçu. It's home for the military on vacation and it has a little museum above it's hill with a lot of history. It is a beach with calm seas at some parts of it, but it gets stronger in its left part. Praia de Itaguaçu (2 miles long) Itaguaçu has rough seas and a lot of vacation homes. In my research I found out that the ...

                                                                Museums in São Francisco do Sul - Santa Catarina, Brazil     Authors: Mariana Garcia; Julia Tavares In São Francisco do Sul, you will find 3 museums, the Historic Museum; the National Sea Museum and the Museum of Sacred Art (near to the Catholic Church). Here, we will explain to you, their history in the city.                                                            Historic Museum The Museum was founded in 1985, underwent modernization in 2010 and presents itself in an interesting way. The Municipal Historical Museum houses in its rooms and cells various objects donated by the community, such as documents, ...