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Imperial City of Petrópolis Guided Tour: Experience Brazilian History and Culture
4.5
35 Ratings
Petropolis
Immerse yourself in Brazilian history and culture with a guided tour of the Imperial City of Petrópolis. Explore the Imperial Museum and discover the fascinating collection of furniture, art, and royal artifacts. Experience the charm of this city and its cool climate that attracts visitors from around the globe.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Imperial Museum - Visit to Dom Pedro II’s house and Imperial Museum.
Walking through the halls of the Palace of the Imperial Museum (formerly the imperial family’s refuge during the summer months) is like traveling inside a history book. One of the thrones used by Dom Pedro II is in the State Room. The feeling is that the emperor can enter there at any time. - Museu Casa de Santos Dumont - It was the summer residence of Alberto Santos Dumont, Father of Aviation, being known as “A Encantada”. The museum has a collection of objects, books, letters and furniture, as well as the shower and the staircase, with steps in the shape of a racket, which can only be accessed starting on the right foot. At the 14 bis Cultural Center, attached to the Casa, you can watch a short film about Santos Dumont. The space has accessibility and tactile models for visitors with special needs.
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Crystal Palace - It was opened in 1884 to house exhibitions of flowers, birds and agricultural products. Its precast structure, in cast iron, was commissioned from a foundry in France by Count D
Eu, being assembled in Petrópolis by engineer Eduardo Bonjean. Today it hosts cultural events and exhibitions. - **Catedral de Sao Pedro de Alcantara** - French neo-Gothic style construction. Inside, the Mausoleum where the remains of the Imperial Family stand (Dom Pedro II, Dona Teresa Cristina, Princess Isabel and Conde DEu, his firstborn D. Pedro de Alcântara and his wife D. Elisabeth) can also be highlighted. be seen sculptures by Jean Magrou, Bertozzi, stained glass and paintings by Carlos Oswald. The Gothic altar contains relics of Saint Magno, Santa Aurélia and Santa Tecla, brought from Rome by Cardinal D. Sebastião Leme. The main doors weigh 2,400 kg each.
Inside, there are works carved in Carrara marble, highlighting the Imperial Chapel which is located on the right at the main entrance of the Cathedral, in marble, onyx and bronze where the tomb with relics of the Holy Martyrs, Saint Magno, Santa Aurélia and Santa Thecla.
What's Included
- Entrance to the Cathedral of S�o Pedro de Alc�ntara
- Crystal Palace ticket
- Lunch
- Transportation in a tourism office-licensed car
- Professional bilingual tour guide
- Entrance to Dom Pedro II’s house and Imperial Museum
What's Not Included
- Drinks
- Entrance to the Santos Dumont Museum
Additional Information
A trip to the city of Petrópolis is like immersing yourself in our history. Referred to as the summer residence of the royal family, Petrópolis is home to a very significant and rich cultural heritage for our nation. The prime attraction is the Imperial Museum, offering a personal look at all the artifacts, art pieces, attire, jewels, and accessories utilized by the royal lineage. The city exudes an appealing charm and its cool weather lures global tourists.
- The tour is not private, but shared, and the guide will speak in English, Spanish and Portuguese
- We are not responsible for items lost on our buses or vans.
- We do the tour, rain or shine. The day of the tour is chosen by the customer, therefore no refund will be generated in case of bad weather. We will do the tour rain or shine.
- Pick-ups in Barra da Tijuca and Recreio are not included.
Location
Imperial Museum
Rua da Imperatriz 220, Centro
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(35 Ratings)
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308enildan
Jan 30, 2024
Tour through the imperious history of Brazil 👣🪄👑 - It was excellent! Incredibly wonderful landscapes and historical places.🤩👌We recorded everything📸...Very fun, friendly, competent and very well-informed guide. Wonderful lunch... anyway, it was worth the trip👍💖
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Marlig718
Jan 16, 2024
Incredible - Everything was wonderful. I would definitely go back again, excellent lunch. The guide Júlio was super friendly. Everything was spectacular.
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Nicolap518
Dec 22, 2023
Informative and fun - The guide Julio was fantastic.
We visited quite a few locations and had lots of opportunity to see the local sights.
The traffic getting back to our hotels was pretty bad so make sure you don’t have any plans to rush back for!
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Camilobetancurqu2018
Dec 8, 2023
Unforgettable - Everything was great...I would recommend it to my friends and family. The guides and drivers were friendly and knew everything.
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Joel_d
Nov 10, 2023
Petrópolis day tour - Our guide translated in 3 different languages! He explained the history of the emperor’s family and defining events that shaped Brazil’s political history. We enjoyed the crystal palace and the porcelain exhibition. The day was well spent.
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926ursulaa
Oct 17, 2023
Pretopolis - Incredible experience and very knowledgeable, I loved every detail… the guide was exceptional and very polite.
I definitely want to go back ❤️
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182patriciau
Aug 30, 2023
Wonderful Day Petrópolis - It was an incredible day of learning in Petrópolis, our guide, Mr Júlio, was an attraction in itself, very friendly and demonstrated great knowledge. Very well structured. Approved
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Etaeb
Apr 4, 2023
Informative tour, sometimes a bit rushed - The tour itself is very informative and you get a good overview over petropolis.
The stops except the imperial palace are sometimes too short to really take in the at atmosphere, but it is understandable with the short time available.
Our guide Celia was really knowledgable! The group size was good, the minibus was only 2/3 full, so you could spread out a bit. Unfortunately we were the first to enter and the last to exit the tour, which meant that we got to pick up /drop off all passengers in the morning/afternoon…. Lost time for us…. But at least we had first choice in seats
What we did not like:
The stop at the chocolate factory: felt a bit like those paid stops at carpet factories in Tunisia/Turkey. I did not feel the need to buy chocolate with 34 degrees temperature…
The lunch was not great, it was a mediocre buffet. A quick stop at a sanduicheria would have been better.
Value for money is good overall, we enjoyed the day!
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Gwsii
Mar 26, 2023
Nice but could have been better - The tour started badly. Was supposed to be picked up at 8AM but ended up being picked up at 9:30AM due to a wreck that stopped the van from picking us up thr correct time. This wasn't the tours fault. The tour decided to consolidate two tours into one. We went from a van to a bus. The appropriate tour size would be a van. A bus was too large for a tour. We arrived in Petropolis ay 12:30 and everything from their felt rushed. Petropolis is a beautiful town. Nice break from Rio. We didn't get back until 9:45PM after dropping everyone off. I would go to Petropolis if it was a van size tour group. I would not go if it was a bus size tour group. Extremely long tiring day.
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Shirly
Sep 9, 2023
Treatment of the guide not very friendly - It was a large group of people who spoke Portuguese, we were 4 people who spoke Spanish and only 1 who spoke English. However, the entire tour was in Portuguese and English, the guide only spoke Spanish when we were in front of him, which was not always possible because it was a very large group. At the end of the tour he left some of them in their hotels (because that is what the reservation says) and he approached the rest of the people to explain how to get to their hotels, however he did not say anything to us considering we are foreigners and naturally we did not know what area, I had to ask him for directions and he told me to come down right then and there (because we were already leaving the hotel).
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