Forts and historic sites
12 places · Centro · details from the guide's verified articles
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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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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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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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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