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Municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Photo: Fernando Schultz Aldado, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Canela is a city in the Region of Serra Gaúcha, no Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Catedral de Pedra
Stone church constructed in the English Gothic style, with a 65-meter tower, consecrated to Our Lady of Lourdes. Considered since 2010 as one of the 7 architectural wonders of Brazil.
Wooden "castle" built in 1913 without a single nail. Today it holds a small museum which recounts local history and the arrival of the railroad to Canela. Try the apfelstrudel in the teahouse.
Thematic museum
Founded by three Frenchmen in 1948.
Amusement park located a few minutes drive from downtown Canela. Offers rollercoaster, bobsled, 4D movie theater, ziplines and some other attractions.
Parque Estadual do Caracol
Waterfall park: rockclimbing and trekking. As of March 2018, the stairs that lead to the bottom of Caracol waterfall were closed for renovation. Not to be confounded with the Cablecar attraction (40 BRL), which is a private property disconnected from the park, with no trekking opportunities.
Park - rockclimbing, trekking, and sightseeing
River rafting
Alambique Flor do Vale
Cachaça distillery and restaurant.
172 suites divided into 5 categories: Luxury, Special Luxury, Super Luxury, Executive and Master Suite. All have air conditioning and central heating, cable TV, minibar, free wireless internet, bathroom with hot shower, hair dryer and digital safe.
There are two different routes to reach Canela from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul´s capital.
Read in the guideBuses connect Canela to Gramado every 20min. If you're so cheap as to not want to pay the taxi/uber ride to the Caracol State Park, know there is a bus connecting it to the Canela bus station 3 times a day.
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