Off the Beaten Path in Paraty

Free Off the Beaten Path in Paraty with Roamee Pro

Roamee Pro, also known as Roamee, offers a free self-guided off-the-beaten-path walking tour route in Paraty. The audio walking tour can include stops such as Car-free historic center — a perfectly preserved 18th-century colonial port town with whitewashed buildings, cobblestoned streets that flood at high tide, and a Gold Trail heritage, Church of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios — a simple whitewashed 18th-century church facing the harbor, the town's main landmark, built by the Portuguese elite with Masonic symbols in the design, Bay boat trips and island beaches — schooner tours through the emerald waters of Paraty Bay stopping at secluded islands and beaches for swimming, snorkeling, and freshly grilled fish, plus hidden gems like Praia do Sono — a remote beach accessible by a beautiful 1.5-hour hiking trail through the Atlantic Forest from Laranjeiras and Alambique distilleries — rural cachaça producers in the hills around Paraty offering tastings and tours of the traditional distillation process.

Use this page as a starting point for a Paraty walking tour, a free self-guided route, or the Roamee app for Paraty. Roamee Pro keeps the route flexible so you can follow the stops, skip ahead, or explore nearby streets at your own pace.

• •Car-free historic center — a perfectly preserved 18th-century colonial port town with whitewashed buildings, cobblestoned streets that flood at high tide, and a Gold Trail heritage
• •Church of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios — a simple whitewashed 18th-century church facing the harbor, the town's main landmark, built by the Portuguese elite with Masonic symbols in the design
• •Bay boat trips and island beaches — schooner tours through the emerald waters of Paraty Bay stopping at secluded islands and beaches for swimming, snorkeling, and freshly grilled fish
• •Cachaça distillery tours — visits to small-batch artisanal cachaça distilleries in the Atlantic Forest hills, sampling Brazil's national spirit aged in native wood barrels
• •Gold Trail hiking — a scenic trail winding through varied terrain, offering both exercise and stunning natural vistas along the way

• •Praia do Sono — a remote beach accessible by a beautiful 1.5-hour hiking trail through the Atlantic Forest from Laranjeiras
• •Alambique distilleries — rural cachaça producers in the hills around Paraty offering tastings and tours of the traditional distillation process
• •FLIP (Paraty International Literary Festival) — a major literary festival held every July that transforms the town into a cultural celebration