Bateria de São Caetano
Ruins of a 1765 battery next to Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa, closer to the beach.
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Forts and historic sites
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Catedral Metropolitana de Florianópolis
Metropolitan cathedral overlooking Praça XV, standing on the site of the former main church of the city (Igreja Matriz).
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Costão do Santinho
Open-air museum on the rocks by Santinho beach: petroglyphs of the pre-colonial population that lived on the coast about 6,500 years ago.
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Fortaleza de Santo Antônio de Ratones
XVIII-century fortress on the island Ratones Grande in the northern bay; one of the three managed by UFSC.
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Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa
XVIII-century fortress on the hill above Praia do Forte; the only one of the three UFSC fortresses that can be reached by land.
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Forte de Santa Bárbara
Fort on the old shore of the Centro, mentioned on the 1774 plan; now a naval cultural center is located here.
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Forte Sant'Ana
Small fort under Ponte Hercílio Luz on the Beira-Mar Norte side, housing the state Military Police weapons museum.
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Igreja Nossa Senhora da Lapa
Church from 1806 in the center of the Azorean village Ribeirão da Ilha, among old houses along Rodovia Baldicero Filomeno.
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Museu da Escola Catarinense
UDESC university museum dedicated to the history of schooling in the state, with free admission under the 2023 program.
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Ponte Hercílio Luz
Suspension bridge connecting the island to the mainland, opened in 1926 and reopened in 2019; on weekends and holidays — only for pedestrians and cyclists.
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Praça XV de Novembro
The main square of the old center of Florianópolis with a large ficus planted around 1870.
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Capela do Divino Espírito Santo
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Casa da Literatura Catarinense Poeta Cruz e Sousa
The state's house of literature, museum.
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Casa da Memória Annita Hoepcke da Silva
House of Memory Annita Hoepcke da Silva, museum; opened in 2004.
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Casarão da Familia Gerlach
The house was built by merchant José Antônio de Pinho in 1840–1850s
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Casarão e Engenho dos Andrades
Built in 1860: a residence and a flour mill in a single complex.
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Fortaleza de Santa Cruz de Anhatomirim
The fort of Anhatomirim Island, built in 1739; managed by UFSC through Departamento das Fortalezas.
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Memorial da Procuradoria da República em Santa Catarina
The prosecutor's office memorial, opened in 2014.
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Museu da Imagem e do Som de Santa Catarina
The Museum of Image and Sound, opened in 1998, contains the collections of Fundação Catarinense de Cultura.
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Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology on the UFSC campus in Trindade.
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Museu do Naufrágio
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Museu do Presépio
Museum of nativity scenes, opened in 2002; the building is under the protection of Florianópolis City Hall.
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Museu Naval
A maritime museum (Centro Cultural da Marinha em Santa Catarina) in an XVIII-century building on a small rocky islet in Baía Sul.
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Good to know
Fortresses and historical sites of Florianópolis — forts, Ponte Hercílio Luz, old centerThree 18th-century fortresses — Ponta Grossa, Ratones and Anhatomirim — are managed by UFSC university: Tuesday–Sunday 8:30–18:30, entrance R$ 20, reduced R$ 10, phone (48) 3721-8302. Ponta Grossa is reachable by land…Read the articleKnow a good place? Add it
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