This route offers a close contact with nature because its filled with natural landscapes calling attention to the precious gemstones. The purity of mineral and thermal waters and the dark medicinal mud, in addition to the gastronomy and the  culture of the immigrants who colonized the region.

Cities:

Ametista do Sul, Caiçara, Frederico Westphalen, Irai, Palmitinho, Pinheirinho do Vale, Taquaruçú do Sul and Vicente Dutra.

Don’t miss:

- The Martir’s Way- From Nonoai to Três Passos. 180 kilometers of faith getting to know the temples. Churches and sanctuaries;

- Enjoying the Thermal and Mineral Waters, as well as the dark Mud with healing properties, source of beauty and health, in the cities of Iraí and Vicente Dutra;

- Visiting the Amethist Park Museum, surprising for a variety of exposed stones. That exposure allows people to get familiar with the extraction process of the stone from the underground galleries. Enjoy that moment to get some physical, mental and spiritual energy in the pyramid built in the central park of the city Ametista do Sul. For more information: www.museumin.ufrgs.br and www.ametista.famurs.com.br ;

- Appreciate the Neo-gothic architecture with arches and sacral paintings in the Santo Antonio’s Cathedral, in Frederico Westphalen.

Make your trip longer:

- Visiting the Uruguay River Tourist Route. Enjoy the water, fishing and aquatic parks. More information:  www.rotadoriouruguai.com.br;

- Following the path of the touristic and gastronomic route between the cities Santa Maria and Silveira Martins. Constructions dating from the beginning of the century, warm people and delicious Italian cuisine are the perfect spices for the menu of the region’s restaurants. For more information:  www.silveiramartins.rs.gov.br.

Information:

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