Águas de Lindóia

Brazil

Águas de Lindóia Águas de Lindóia is a city in the state of São Paulo.

Águas de Lindóia is best known for its mineral water springs, first discovered by a pair of Italian immigrants, brothers Henrique and Francisco Tozzi, in the 1900s. Accounts of apparently miraculous cures grew, attracting much attention-- rumor has it that even Madame Curie visited the springs to investigate. A town coalesced around the springs, becoming an official city in 1938. These days, the springs remain the primary touristic appeal of the city, although the surrounding area has a growing selection of eco-tourism activities on offer as well.

  • Barreiro's Mill, Av. Aparecido Rodrigues da Rocha, 1175, +55 19 3824-3137. Daily 8AM-5PM. Fully preserved mill built in 1880 with functional grain wash, windmill, cachaça alembic, and horse-powered sugar mill, as well as a display of 19th-century tools. A small shop sells roast coffee, traditionally distilled cachaça, and pork linguiça. For fishermen, there are also four ponds stocked with various fish. You have to bring your own gear and clean the fish yourself, but the onsite lanchonete will cook and serve your catch for you if you so desire. Free.
  • Cavalinho Branco Dam.
  • Cruzeiro Hill.
  • Nossa Senhora das Graças Chapel.
  • Pelado Hill.
  • Praça Adhemar de Barros.
  • Zequinha de Abreu Municipal Park.

Barreiro's Mill, Av. Aparecido Rodrigues da Rocha, 1175, +55 19 3824-3137. Daily 8AM-5PM. Fully preserved mill built in 1880 with functional grain wash, windmill, cachaça alembic, and horse-powered sugar mill, as well as a display of 19th-century tools. A small shop sells roast coffee, traditionally distilled cachaça, and pork linguiça. For fishermen, there are also four ponds stocked with various fish. You have to bring your own gear and clean the fish yourself, but the onsite lanchonete will cook and serve your catch for you if you so desire. Free.

Cavalinho Branco Dam.

Cruzeiro Hill.

Nossa Senhora das Graças Chapel.

Pelado Hill.

Praça Adhemar de Barros.

Zequinha de Abreu Municipal Park.

  • Monte Alegre Ranch, Rodovia Águas de Lindóia, Monte Sião km 6.5, +55 19 3824-7698. Daily 8AM-5PM. This scenic ranch offers a 2-hour eco-archeological walk which visits sites where paleolithic artifacts, indigenous ceramics, and colonial items were recently discovered.
  • Rancho da Fronteira, Rodovia Águas de Lindóia, Monte Sião km 6.5, +55 19 3824-2743. Daytime or nighttime guided horserides of 2 to 4 hours which lead through rural landscapes, woods, coffee farms, and pastures. Horseriding lessons are also available. Reservations required.

Municipal Baths

  • Municipal Baths, Praça Dr. Francisco Tozzi, +55 19 3824-3194. 8AM-5PM. Built over the primary thermal source, the resort offers immersion baths, hydro-massage, sauna, and a variety of other therapies as well as outdoor pools and waterslides.
  • Thermas Water Park, Estrada Romualdo Ricieri Geciani, no number (a 10-minute drive from downtown. Park hours Wed-Fri 9AM-5PM, Sat/Sun/holidays 8AM-6PM, water slide operation is typically limited to 10AM-12PM and 2PM-5PM. Another water park with a variety of pools, fountains, and water slides.

Municipal Baths, Praça Dr. Francisco Tozzi, +55 19 3824-3194. 8AM-5PM. Built over the primary thermal source, the resort offers immersion baths, hydro-massage, sauna, and a variety of other therapies as well as outdoor pools and waterslides.

Thermas Water Park, Estrada Romualdo Ricieri Geciani, no number (a 10-minute drive from downtown. Park hours Wed-Fri 9AM-5PM, Sat/Sun/holidays 8AM-6PM, water slide operation is typically limited to 10AM-12PM and 2PM-5PM. Another water park with a variety of pools, fountains, and water slides.

Monte Alegre Ranch, Rodovia Águas de Lindóia, Monte Sião km 6.5, +55 19 3824-7698. Daily 8AM-5PM. This scenic ranch offers a 2-hour eco-archeological walk which visits sites where paleolithic artifacts, indigenous ceramics, and colonial items were recently discovered.

Rancho da Fronteira, Rodovia Águas de Lindóia, Monte Sião km 6.5, +55 19 3824-2743. Daytime or nighttime guided horserides of 2 to 4 hours which lead through rural landscapes, woods, coffee farms, and pastures. Horseriding lessons are also available. Reservations required.

  • Bosque Zequinha de Abreu Crafts Fair. Weekends. Handmade crafts in crochet and knit, leather, wool, jewelry, and hand-painted wooden items.
  • Balneário Crafts Fair. Thurs-Sun. Knit and crochet products and hand-painted articles.

Bosque Zequinha de Abreu Crafts Fair. Weekends. Handmade crafts in crochet and knit, leather, wool, jewelry, and hand-painted wooden items.

Balneário Crafts Fair. Thurs-Sun. Knit and crochet products and hand-painted articles.

Churrascaria e Pizzaria Montoia, Av. das Nações Unidas, 547, +55 19 3824-1978.

Lanchonete Restaurante Camaresa, R. Rio de Janeiro, 343, +55 19 3824-2033.

Chic Chopp, R. São Paulo 29, +55 19 3824-4234.

Forró, Praça do Bairro Bela Vista.

Danceteria Romano, Rua São Paulo (in Shopping Canelói.

  • Virtuall Ciber Café, R. São Paulo, 336 shop 6 (in Shopping Bergamo, +55 19 3824-4104. Internet café.

Virtuall Ciber Café, R. São Paulo, 336 shop 6 (in Shopping Bergamo, +55 19 3824-4104. Internet café.