• A boat ride is always immensely beautiful. From whaler to off-shore, all of them are worth it! What is important is to enjoy the ride… Stops at the island of Catimbau or at Hiltinho´s restaurant are great options for lunch! We have our boat “ ESPELHO D´AGUA “ as others kind of boats that we can book for you.
• Another wonderful outing is to sunbathe on the little beach just a 5-minute walk from the fishing village at Praia Grande (Large Beach), 10 kilometers from Paraty, along the Rio/Santos road – and when your tummy rumbles, go up to Le Gite for a meal. Once there, introduce yourselves to Valeria and Olivier, the two chefs who own the restaurant. While they prepare their delicious “French Brazilian food “, pop down to the waterfall to wash off your salty seawater … and, if you still have the energy to do so, take a walk to the Hare Krishna commune. Dinner at Le Gite is also delicious, try to arrive at the end of the afternoon to have a sauna at the base of the waterfall, before sitting down to table … [pitanga caipirinha (Surinam cherry sugar-cane rum brandy drink), cover charge including rolls “fait maison” and divine pâtés, ceviche – the best in the world! – and taro ravioli, are my favorite dishes!].
• If you are adept at deep-sea diving, or would love to give it a try, then the waters of Paraty bay are perfect for you … with a bit of luck you will see innumerable fish, starfish, turtles and ray-fish. Rodrigo and Renato at Una Dive operators are excellent (and patient) professionals, who will take you on an unforgettable trip into the depths of the ocean!
• Having a massage is always a delight. You may request a masseuse in your room, which will be so relaxing that you won´t even notice her leave, or an even better and more complete way to spend your time would be to visit the SPA SHAMBALA. Hans and Priscila had the happy idea of setting up this beautiful and more than pleasant place, full of pleasurable possibilities..... how about a grated coconut scrub, followed by a soak in an ofuro hot tub, finishing off with a wonderful massage? A great option for a rainy day. Ask for the menu at Reception and enjoy the options!
  
• And there is more: horse-back riding, kayaking... Ask us for further details!

• My favourite restaurant is Punto di Vino… The pizzas and pasta (they make the best clam spaghetti I have tasted in the world!) are delicious and so is the fish, which is always very fresh. The place’s atmosphere is great, there are always well-known friendly people there, good music…
  Address: 129, Marechal Deodoro Street – Historic Centre – Matriz Square. Phone: 55 24 3371-1348.
• We have very good news this year 2011 that are worth:
  The Mariah has a very nice location in the historic center, with sea view in a beautiful house and offers a different menu every day with starter and main course. Kitchen specializes in special cuts of meat, fish and vegetables. All very tasty.
  Pippo Restaurant, proposes a Mediterranean and Italian food in a sophisticated setting. The octopus salad is great. The owner “ Pippo “ is the same of Punto di Vino
• Sophisticated and delicious seaside inhabitants’ cooking can be found at the Banana da Terra. Their wine cellar has a good variety of wines. Ana Bueno, the chef, is very charming and prepares her dishes with great care.
  Address: 198, Samuel Costa Street. Phone: 55 24 3371-1725.
• The Refúgio, opposite Casa Turquesa, also serves tasty seafood, in a sophisticated environment. Don’t forget to taste the prawn “casadinho”, typical to Paraty, and Master Pito´s salted cod dishes.
• Feel like eating a Moqueca? Arpoador Restaurant: the place is small and unpretentious but without a doubt they have the best moqueca in town. Fernando prepares the dish to perfection, be it prawn, crab or fish, they are all delicious. His prawn casadinho dish is also very good
• Alejandra an ex-photographer from the Argentine Boca Juniors team, prepares empanadas (pasties) which are “riquíssimas” (delicious)… one of her grandmother’s recipes!!! Address : Rua Dona Geralda next to an ArtcraftStore.
• Do you like to cook? How about taking part in a demonstration dinner done by Yara from Minas Gerais state? She chooses one of the regions of Brazil, prepares the menu and puts on the show. Apart from leaving there knowing how to cook and prepare it all, you will also have a delightful evening. But do book in advance, because the place is not large. This is a good suggestion for a group of friends. Bookings are available at Reception.
  Atelier de cozinha e outros prazeres (Cookery and other Pleasures Workshop)
  Address: 288, Dona Geralda Street. Phone: 55 24 3371-6468.
• A superdifferent and tasty food: Casa do Fogo, all flamed in our famous cachaça. guava risotto with shrimp and crunchy vegetables...uhummmmm delights there
  
• For a happy hour you can choose the bar of Casa Turquesa and ask a "turquesa dry " or kiwi-caipirinha made by Ramon accompanied by salmon cevice with citrus fruits.
• If you want just a pizza...PIZZARIA DA CIDADE is the place! Normal environment, but you will not be disappointed with the pizzas. Avariety of spicy oils of various countries round out the flavor. Rua do Comercio-Historical Center
• For late night, a local bar is the 'Dinho's bar ' Fun for the diversity of the people! Also Paraty 33 has good music and is great for dancing.
• And of course, you must not forget to watch a performance at the Teatro de Bonecos (Puppet Theatre) at TeatroEspaço (Espaço Theatre). Raquel and Marcos bring the puppets to life, under the direction of Marcos Riba. A must.
  Performances every Wednesday and Saturday at 9p.m. Performances are also available on Fridays, during high season. Book at Reception.
  Address: 327, Dona Geralda Street. Phone: 55 24 3371-1575.

• To stroll along the town streets is an outing in itself, but don’t forget to pay a visit to Santa Rita Church, where the Museo de Arte Sagrada (Sacred Art Museum) is located, and also to the Casa de Cultura, to see their permanent exhibition (after having a coffee at the cultural café, while reading a good book which you might pick up at their bookshop)… Take a walk up Morro do Forte (Fort Hill), also worth a visit. The view from up there is spectacular!
  If you are curious and would like to know more, a City Tour may be of interest to you. You may book at Reception.
  And, of course, there are all of those shops, art galleries, cafés, ice-cream parlours (Miracolo on Matriz Square is a great temptation!).
  If you like our "cachaça" (sugar-cane rum brandy), a visit to one of the distilleries out of town is a possibility. Beyond all this, there are innumerable things to fill your days in our town.

During the year we have festivals and diverse worth visiting… All of them, good excuses to visit the town!

• FLIP-international literary festival (usually happens on 1st week of July) , unmissable moment to interact with authors and readers.
• Paraty into focus for those who like photography. Happen several interesting workshops, expositions ,etc.(September)
• International festival of jazz music “Bourbon Festival “ of excellent quality! (June)
• International festival of Latin music: also very good quality and great to dance .

• AmazeParaty: Indian art of the highest taste
• Arte Brasil
• Tramas e Fios
• Corumbe

• Atelier Pedro Malvão
• Atelier arte Naif – Tiacho Baenninger
• Atelier Patricia Sada
• Atelier Marcio Franco
• Atelier Bananal
• Atelier Dalcir Ramiro (Zizinho)
• Atelier Patricia Gibrail
• Atelier Renata Rosa
• Atelier Lucio Cruz
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• Boutique da Casa Turquesa (sure!)
• Marc lab
• Mata Atlantica
• Dona Z
• Richards
• Tangerina
• Ave Maria
• Talismã
• Sobral
• Querubim