Naufragados Beach

Praia dos Naufragados is located 43 km from the city center of Florianópolis, in southern Santa Catarina. A trail roughly 1 mile long separates the beach road from where there are waterfalls and ruins of a flour mill.

On the beach there is the Lighthouse and the remains of three cannons that served to protect the bay from invaders.

It would be hard to imagine all this belligerence on a beach so quiet, starting with the difficulty of access. There are three ways to reach the beach. The longest journey is from the Solidão Beach, through Saquinho and then a long way through the hillside and the mountain, which can total up to four hours walking. Another way is to go in one of the boats leaving from Caieira da Barra do Sul. This transport takes about 10 minutes and is usually used to go back for visitors who, before walking to the beach, schedule with a boatmen who work there.

The most widely used, however, is the sting that comes also from Caieira da Barra do Sul, near the small beach of “Seu Norberto”. It is a path that starts with a slight steep slope, but mostly it's almost flat, with plenty of shade and not too challenging, totaling about an hour's walk.  Several roads are dirt and can be slippery, especially in the days following rainfall. In some places there are streams and ruins of old flour mills that were there. As the beach gets closer, a few houses of residents starts popping up.

The beach cove is a 1.5 km long, covered with fine white sand, framed by two rocky cliffs and lapped by a crystalline sea of blue-green water, with waves ranging from moderate to strong as the tides and winds. If that was not enough to make an irresistible invitation to swim in the sea, the visitor who accepts it also has the company of schools of tiny fish that are not bashful about to swim close to the sand.

Cove, cliffs, islands, hills, channel and fish. With all these conditions, it was inevitable that the place becomes a colony of fishing and that's exactly what happened. There still operates one of the oldest settlements on the island, founded over 200 years.

Distance from Downtown: 40 km + 3 km walk, from Barra do Sul
Length of beach: 1.45 km
Features: soft sand beach with sea quite sought to practice surfing on his right side. Don´t forget to visit the lighthouse and the old cannons.

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Parque Estadual da Serra do Tabuleiro (park) - The largest unit of strictly protected areas of the state was created in 1975, based on studies of botanical and Robert Reitz Raulino Father Michael Klein, in order to protect the rich biodiversity of the region and the water sources that supply the cities of the Great Florianopolis and South State.The State Park of Serra tray takes up about 1% of the territory of Santa Catarina. It covers areas of the cities of Florianopolis, Palhoça,... Address: Parque Estadual da Serra do Tabuleiro Distance: 1.17km from the Naufragados Beach
Saquinho Beach (beach) - The Saquinho Beach is a small beach of white sand, clear waters and rough seas. It is located at the southern face of the island of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.  Access to the beach is through a trail from the Solidão Beach.  Walking the trail takes roughly 20 minutes. Address: Praia do Saquinho Distance: 4.30km from the Naufragados Beach
Armação do Pântano do Sul Beach (beach) - The 3.20 km Armação do Pântano do Sul Beach is pretty quiet ... in the "centrinho" at one end there is trade, the houses, the village of fishermen, their boats, the restaurants on the beach ... as you walk to the other end, the beach becomes deserted, and then they come up with surfers. Despite a good amount of waves, is good for swimming. The beach is very tasty and worth a visit! It receives touri... Address: Pantano do Sul, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil Distance: 6.88km from the Naufragados Beach

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