South Canyons
Rocky walls with an equivalent height of 15 Statues of Liberty piled up compose the landscape of the national parks.

Imagine a landscape composed by scarped rocky walls as high as 900m. You just had a glimpse of the national parks of Aparados da Serra and Serra Geral, located in the border between the states of Rio grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. Cambará do Sul is the main basis to visit the canyons, of which the most famous are Itaimbezinho, in Aparados da Serra, and Fortaleza, in Serra Geral. Those who intend to travel to that region may find more comfortable options of hostelling in São Francisco de Paula. But you must be prepared to take the road. The city is located 91km from the entrances of the parks. 52 km to the north of Cambará do Sul, traveling by a land road, you arrive in São José dos Ausentes, a nice place of rural tourism. The city reunites old farms that became campestral hostels.

When to go: In winter (May to August), landscapes are clearer and there's a smaller risk of fog. Avoid visiting the canyons in September, when there's too much rain.

Gramado Golf Club
The course opened in 1972 built by Argentinean architect Alberto Serra. Its relief is slightly undulating and has six artificial lakes. The vegetation is formed by native species and trees imported from Germany. Traditional hydrangeas and the Bavarian architecture give a European touch to the golf course. It is a private course, which enables tourists to play upon payment of a green fee.

Gramado and Canela are part of the so-called Serra Gaucha (a mountain range in Rio Grande do Sul) a tourism region of German colonization that has a large offer of hotels of all tourism categories.

Gramado Golf Club offers driving range, putting green, snack bar and equipments for hire. It has 9 holes, par 70 and 6060 yards. It is open 7h00 till 18h00 tuesdays through sundays.
The average temperature is 15oC and the golf course is 830 m over the sea level.

Location:
Estrada Mato Queimado, km 7 - Gramado
Phone: (54) 3286-2119

Gramado enchantment
Gramado is the stage of large events, with an agenda full of attractions.

The glamour of flowered streets, the architectural details, the cozy hotels, the refined cuisine, the product and service quality, the colony originality, the people hospitality, the smell of nature, well - everything in Gramado seems to be conspiring so that we spend unique moments of pleasure.

Beautiful by nature, it relied on the strength of Germans and Italians that colonized the region and helped to make it more than charming. In Gramado, you will enjoy all the reasons for feeling well and always wanting to return.

Natural Canela
The city's name originates from a tree, vulgarly called "canela" (cinnamon), which was then located not far from where the city's main square is today, Praça João Corrêa. This cinnamon tree served as point of meeting and inn for horse riders.

Welcome to a town where the quality of life is valued in its minimum detail. The people of Canela is a sum of the culture joining German and Italian immigrants with the native indian and the sierra "gaúcho" (a sort of South Brazil cowboy). The result is people who strive for progress without neglecting quality of life. On perfect natural scenarios, there's a touch of refinement by the human hand, harmonizing the present day time with the constant nature preservation.