Imperial City Tour: Explore Historic Petrópolis and its Architectural Wonders
4.6
36 Ratings
Petropolis
Embark on an immersive Imperial City Tour of Petrópolis, exploring its rich history and stunning architectural wonders. Discover the charm of the imperial period, visit iconic landmarks like the Cathedral of Petrópolis and the Imperial Museum, and indulge in shopping at Rua Teresa.
Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Quitandinha Palace Congress and Convention Center - With Hollywood-style Rococo architecture, Quitandinha was a renowned 5-star hotel having received important names such as Walt Disney.

The visit from this point is panoramic.

  • Imperial Museum - Also known as the Imperial Palace, it is a Historical - Thematic museum located in the historic center of the city of Petropolis. Its collection is divided into the following spaces: dining room, music room, state hall, Dom Pedro II Office, princesses’ room and empress’s visiting room.

  • Catedral de Sao Pedro de Alcantara - Dedicated to the patron saint of Brazil, the cathedral of Petropolis is one of the most important neo-Gothic constructions in the country. Designed at the end of the 19th century, this church stands out for the beauty of its facade and its countless overworked stained glass windows.

  • Museu Casa de Santos Dumont - Also known as \

What's Included
  • Entrance fee to the Imperial Museum
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
Additional Information

For enthusiasts of history and architecture.

The favoured winter hotspot of Petrópolis unites the allure of period structures from the imperial era with the mountain chills and top-notch amenities. Petrópolis, often referred to as the ‘Imperial City’ due to its significance as the summer haven for the Portuguese royal family, is steeped in history and boasts a stunning architectural collection, including sites like the Cathedral of Petrópolis, the Imperial Museum, which served as the royal family’s residence, and the Quitandinha Palace, a renowned casino hotel of the 1940s in Latin America. You’ll also have the opportunity to explore the house of Santos Dumont, a renowned figure in the field of aviation.

The tour of Petrópolis’ noteworthy sites will be followed by a break for shopping at Rua Teresa.

Location
Quitandinha Palace Congress and Convention Center
Avenida Estados Unidos 2
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Rubenildb
May 22, 2024
All wonderful - The tour, the company, the guide were very good. Ameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I will come back and will use the same tour company
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Aquinohilton
May 15, 2024
A city tour with lots of knowledge and experience - I am a final student of the Tourist Guide and Professional Photographer course. The tour to Petropolis took place on 04/27, as part of our training to complete the course
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W4251xblarissab
Feb 13, 2024
Everything perfect - Best guides and drivers... I did the city tour and Petrópolis Imperial... I'm just waiting for the date to return... Perfect ❤️
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D_bym2016
Jan 19, 2024
Memorable - We had an excellent guide, Roma. The group was very excited. Incredible places! I loved seeing each tourist spot
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A2587ykcarlab
Jan 14, 2024
Tour through the history of Petrópolis - I would like to thank you for the wonderful trip we took yesterday to Petrópolis. The guide Mr Roma and the driver Edmilson were great. Highlighting the historical and geographical knowledge of the guide who enhanced our tour.
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Alejandra
Dec 5, 2023
Great experience meeting this imperial city - Carlos, the tour guide, was really nice and outgoing. We really loved the tour through the city and also the place where we had lunch was great. We would definitely recommend this visit.
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Sightsee29839361120
Nov 19, 2023
Pleasant - Culturally interesting experience, some surprises along the way such as Santos Dumont's house. I advise!!!
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Journey30404670597
Jan 19, 2024
Great experience - The city is beautiful and I would have loved to have seen everything at my leisure, but as I didn't have time, the tour was great to learn at least a little about the beauty and history of the place.
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Jay_l
Mar 5, 2024
Museum was great. Crystal... - Museum was great. Crystal palace was a joke. Very little was said about the cathedral, there were no walking tour of the cathedral
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Margaretw597
Nov 16, 2023
Poorly organised tour - Sights visited in Petropolis were ok but whole trip took way longer than it should have. We were picked up by Férias Turismo 45 mins late at 9.30 instead of 8.45am. No message sent to explain there would be a delay and I tried to contact phone number given and message online but no response. Then another hour by the time we actually left the city. Appreciate people need to be collected from various hotels but 30mins after we were picked up the bus was back at the hotel beside ours to pick others up, which made no sense. Bus needed an upgrade and microphone quality was poor so hard to hear guide, although his English was fine. Stopped for 20 mins bathroom break on the way to Petropolis, which was needed given some people had been on the bus for approx 1.5 hours by then, if not more. Once we got to Petropolis our guide had trouble getting some of our group to keep to time schedule. Recognise not only his fault they were late - one couple were 45 mins later back to bus than the appointed time! - but he did not seem to be able to keep track of people, even tho he had taken telephone numbers. But did not seem to use that info. And I also think he should have made it clearer to everyone what time we needed to be back to the bus. We had a choice of either shopping or brewery in the afternoon. Shopping was not much tbh - maybe brewery was better but I would have skipped this whole hour. We did not get back to hotel until 7.45pm. That’s too long a day, especially when a lot of it was spent waiting around for people.
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