Caraça Sanctuary Excursion

If you are in Ouro Preto, you cannot miss this excursion to the Caraça Sanctuary, in Catas Altas. We will see a large religious complex surrounded by lush vegetation. Are you coming?

Description

At the indicated time, we'll pick you up at your hotel in Ouro Preto and begin this excursion to the Caraça Sanctuary. We'll head towards the city of Catas Altas, in the interior of Minas Gerais.

After a 2-hour drive, we'll arrive at our destination and have a first glimpse of the Nossa Senhora Mãe Dos Homens Church, built between 1876 and 1883. This was the first neo-Gothic temple in Brazil, characterized by its 48-meter-high (157 feet) tower surrounded by the green landscape of the Serra de Caraça.

Afterwards, we'll start a walk of about 2 kilometers until we reach Cascatinha, a 40-meter (131 feet) waterfall formed by 4 waterfalls and 4 natural pools. You'll have free time to relax at the waterfall and, if you wish, swim. Following this, we'll return to the Caraça Sanctuary complex for lunch in a local restaurant if desired.

We'll then enter the sanctuary to see the interior of the church, which features a painting of the Last Supper and the baroque image of Nossa Senhora Dos Homens. Our visit will include other areas of the religious complex, such as the calvary, the cloister, the catacombs and the museum.

Finally, we'll return to your hotel in Ouro Preto and end the tour after 11 hours.