Itanhaém - São Paulo

Population: 86,123
Altitude: sea level
Type of Tourism: Beaches
Nearby cities: Peruíbe, Praia Grande, Santos, registry, Sorocaba
Location: Southeast region of São Paulo state

Itanhaem was founded on April 22 of 1532, being the 2nd oldest city in Brazil.
The city offers to the tourists who come to visit her the opportunity to see several sites that display and describe in its true history.
There are several places to visit in the city these include:

House of the House and Cadeia: A place that retains its inception and was instrumental in the colonization process of the ancient city of Nuestra Señora de la Concepción in the period of the founding of the town, which led to the rise Itanhaem category of Villa, in the year 1561.
It was through these constructions Itanhaem that conquered the status of municipality

Convento Nossa Senhora da Conceição: at the top of the Serra do Itaguaçu marked his time at the beginning of the period which began to populate the city in 1532 by the representation of faith. Both are true, that by building a small chapel of the patron saint of mud, Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion, considered miraculous is today venerated by the faithful who came here from various places of the Captaincy.

Monumento mulheres de Areia: Located at Praia dos Pescadores, is one of the most popular sculptures in the city. It was here that the serious novel that was broadcast on the now defunct TV Tupi de São Paulo.

Estância Balneária de Itanhaém: It has an area of 599.1 km ², is situated on the coast of the State of São Paulo Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista, bordering the municipalities of São Paulo and São Vicente in the northeast and Juquitiba Pedro de Toledo in the west, and Mongaguá Peruíbe andalusia east and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The geological formation downhill characterized Quaternary deposits, consisting of mangoes, forests and small forest

OTHER ITEMS TOURISTIC

Train Station
Cama de Anchieta
Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
Church of Our Lady of Zion

The Atlantic Ocean around 26 kilometers of beaches, bays, coves and small rocky beaches. Highlights the river islands and the island of Isla del Volta Deixa and Bairro do Rio Acima well as offshore islands das Cabras Island, Pedra Meia Praia Pedra do Carioca and a little more into the ocean and the islands Queimada Grande Queimada Little and Pedro II and the Conception. The river network is very wide and the river Itanhaem is formed by many tributaries, which include rivers and Branco da Conceiçao Pretos Aguapeu.

The relief is formed by a cliff of 3 meters above sea level, with small hills along the coast, as Sapucaitava or Itanquanduva, Piraguyra, Itaguaçu, pulpit and Paranambuco de Anchieta, with outcrops of Serra do Mar, in the municipality .
The city is located in the Baixada Santista to 90 kilometers from the state capital, along with the municipalities that make up Bertioga, Cubatao, Guaruja, Mongaguá, Peruíbe, Praia Grande, Santos, São Vicente, and the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista.

BEACHES OF GREATER IMPORTANCE

Itanhaem also has several beaches that are the calling card of the city, with fourteen beaches in total by 27 miles of beach, known for its natural beauty.

Beach of Dreams: Cibratel and the Pescadores, where the tourist flow is intense, especially for its excellent water where you can bathe without too much concern with the waves all year round and it is possible to practice several sports. At the end of the season and holidays, the municipal government promotes many events such as concerts, sports, dance classes, gymnastics and other activities in order to shake the audience.

Other beaches

Beach
Praia do Tombo
Praia da Saudade
Praia dos Pescadores
Praia das Conchas
Praia do Suarão
Praia do Gaivota

GETTING THERE
Be reached by roads Padre Manoel da Nóbrega, Pedro Rodovia Taqua, Regis Bittencourt (BR 101)

DISTANCES

São Paulo: 111 km
Peruíbe: 28 km
Santos: 56
Sorocaba: 202