Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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BLUMENAU BEER
Blumenau's
microbreweries
have blossomed in the last ten years, with several top-notch
beer makers adhering to the German Reinheitsgebot laws and offering tours and tastings, plus
a great English pub:
Basement English Pub
Rua Paul Hering 35
T
47 3340 0534,
W
basementpub.com.br.
Blumenau's most congenial watering hole, with a great
selection of beer on tap (Eisenbahn brews), fish and
chips, and cosy sofas and stone walls that do an
admirable job of replicating the atmosphere of an olde
British pub.
Mon-Sat 6pm-midnight.
Cervejaria Bierland
Rua Gustavo Zimmerman
5361, Itoupava Central
T
47 3337 3100,
W
bierland
.com.br.
Founded in 2003, with a range of German but
also Belgian and North American-style ales. You can
visit the
Bar da Fábrica Bierland
, separated from the
brewery by a glass wall.
Tues-Fri 4.30pm-midnight,
Sat 10am-midnight.
Cervejaria Eisenbahn
Rua Bahia 5181, Salto
Weissbach
T
47 3488 7307,
W
eisenbahn.com.br.
Founded in 2002 and now producing 14 kinds of
beer,including Lust, made by the same method used for
French champagne. You can sample the brews at the
Bar
da Fábrica
(live music Wed-Sat from 7.30pm); they'll
even drive you back to your hotel for free. Tours of the
factory, are also available if arranged in advance
(Mon-Fri 9am-4pm).
Mon & Tues 4-11pm, Wed-Fri
4pm-midnight, Sat 1pm-midnight.
Cervejaria Wunder Bier
Fritz Spernau 155, Bairro
Fortaleza
T
47 3339 0001,
W
wunderbier.com.br.
Founded in 2007, with a tasty range of
weizen
,
pilsen
and even
wein bier
(wine beer). You can visit the
factory but tours must be arranged in advance.
Otherwise you can sample the suds in the
Wunder Bar
tap room in front of the factory.
Bar: Mon-Wed
5pm-midnight, Fri & Sat 5pm-1am; factory tours:
Mon-Fri 8am-noon & 2-6pm.
Tourist information
Rua XV de Novembro 420, at the
corner of Rua Nereu Ramos (Mon-Fri 9am-noon &
1-6pm, Sat 8am-noon;
T
47 3326 6931). Can provide lots
of maps and information, though staff are rarely English-
speakers (or even German-speakers).
ACCOMMODATION
Hotel Gloria
Rua 7 de Setembro 954
T
47 3326 1988,
W
hotelgloria.com.br.
Cool boutique hotel, with
contemporary, stylish a/c rooms (the exterior is
deceiving) and
good (
free) wi-fi. Top-notch breakfast
buffet included.
R$145
Hotel Hermann
Rua Floriano Peixoto 213
T
47 3322
4370,
W
hotelhermann.com.br.
Basic hotel in an early
twentieth-century
enxaimel
building in the heart of the
city, with simple but
adequ
ate rooms (flat-screen TVs and
free wi-fi included).
R$135
EATING
★
Cafehaus Glória
Rua 7 de Setembro 954
T
47 3321 1945,
W
cafehaus.com.br.
Fabulously kitsch
dining room where you can indulge your German fantasy,
with huge café colonial spreads (R$40/kg or R$20 all-you-
can-eat - R$29 Sat & Sun) and lunch buffets (R$35).
Mon-Sat 8am-8pm; café colonial: Mon-Sat 3-8pm;
buffet Mon-Fri 11am-2pm.
Chocolates Orion
Rua Curt Hering 226 (Shopping
Neumarkt)
T
47 3037 1661.
Venerable chocolate maker
founded in 1958, crammed full of sweet temptations in a
variety of shapes and sizes.
Mon-Sat 8.30am-7pm.
Molinho do Vale
Rua Porto Rico 66
T
47 3322 3440,
W
restaurantemoinhodovale.com.br.
Plush modern
restaurant marked by a full-size windmill (the
molino
),
with a huge menu of tasty Brazilian seafood and
steaks (mains R$48-90) - the pastas are a little cheaper
(R$35-45).
Tues-Sat
11.30am-midnight,
Sun
11.30am-3pm.
Vale de Europeu
Dubbed the
VALE DE EUROPEU
(
W
valeeuropeu.com), the region near Blumenau along
the Rio Itajaí was heavily settled by German (from the 1830s) and Italian immigrants
(from the 1870s), making this the most European enclave in the state - many folks still
speak German, the towns and bucolic villages sport traditional
enxaimel
architecture
and beer-brewing is making a comeback. Travelling by bus,
Pomerode
is the obvious
target, but if you rent a car (or a bike) you'll be able to take in a lot more.
