Caminhos da Colônia, Portuguese for "Colony Pathway", is a scenic tourist route of four settlements in the

Serra Gaúcha The Serra Gaúcha (''Gaucho Highlands'') is a cultural region comprising the mountainous areas in the northeastern portion of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. Most of its inhabitants are of German and Italian ancestry. Consequently, th ...

in the state of

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...

in southern Brazil. The 35 km route runs between the cities of

Caxias do Sul Caxias do Sul (), is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil, situated in the state's mountainous Serra Gaúcha region. It was established by Italian immigrants on June 20, 1890. Today it is the second largest city in the state of Rio Gr ...

Flores da Cunha Flores da Cunha is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is the largest producer of wines inside Brazil. The Venetian language, Venetian language in its Brazilian form Talian language, Talian is co-official with Portugues ...

, Otávio Rocha and the old settlement of Santa Justina which never developed into a city like the other three. The tour route passes through the beautiful wine country of

, highlighting the cities colonized by Italian immigrants more than 100 years ago. Highlights include viewing wineries, cathedrals, museums, old mills and the bucolic and beautiful Italian region of the

External links

Map of the Route with links explaining each numbered stop
(in Portuguese) Tourist attractions in Rio Grande do Sul Culture in Rio Grande do Sul {{RioGrandedoSul-geo-stub