Romantic Road

Located between the plain of Sinos Valley to the plateau of Serra Gaucha, the Romantic Road covers approximately 184 km from São Leopoldo to San Francisco de Paula, totaling an area of ​​almost 5,000 square meters, where the German culture and European climate are featured.
São Leopoldo, Novo Hamburgo, Estancia Velha, Ivoti, Two Brothers, Morro Reuter, Santa Maria do Herval, Presidente Lucena, Sting Café, Nova Petrópolis, Gramado, Canela and San Francisco de Paula are the cities that comprise the Romantic Road.
Identified along the route, the preservation of German culture inherited from immigrants is perceived in the traditional festivals, fairs, colonial, some bands, folk groups ...
Besides the cultural trip, the region provides the contact with the exuberant nature that makes the whole structure very favorable for ecological tourism, offering visitors also for more urban, city dwellers and excellent attractions chimes nights, in addition to trade fairs and tourism opportunity business.
Also the Romantic Road, through the diversity of participation of its member municipalities, provides structure to receive visitors demanding, looking from the more refined cuisine and upscale hotels, but also pleases those looking for hostels and tasty family colonial. It has 17 000 beds and nearly 600 restaurants available throughout the year.
The 13 cities that comprise the Romantic Road according to the 2010 Census count with 668,627 inhabitants.