Discover Urussanga: Heritage, Wine and Green Spaces

Urussanga offers plenty of reasons to explore: a historic architectural ensemble, a church linked to Italian immigration, a wine tradition and green spaces. You can choose different focuses for your trip, from culture and history to gastronomy and a visit to Parque Municipal.

Festivals and Culture in Urussanga

Festa do Vinho is one of the traditional festivals in southern Santa Catarina. Music, culture, gastronomy and wine shape the festival. If you are interested in local traditions, it adds a distinct cultural dimension to Urussanga’s profile. When planning your trip, it is worth viewing this as an event rather than as one of the features of the town described as available year-round.

Historic Heritage and Italian Immigration

Centro Histórico de Urussanga preserves a significant architectural ensemble linked to Italian immigration in the 19th and 20th centuries. The historic centre around Praça Anita Garibaldi contains a collection of historic buildings. These features give the town centre a distinctive cultural focus and offer ways to explore the architecture and history of immigration.

Another testament to this history is Igreja São Gervásio e São Protásio in the municipality of Rio Maior, Urussanga. Italian immigrants from Erto and Casso built the sandstone church in 1912. It is a religious, historical and cultural heritage site linked to Italian immigration. It was listed as historic heritage by Fundação Catarinense de Cultura in 2001 and by Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional in 2015. If you are particularly interested in architectural history and cultural heritage, you will find specific topics to explore that are distinct from one another: the architectural ensemble of the historic centre and the history of this church in Rio Maior.

Wine, Gastronomy and Local Tradition

Urussanga is shaped by traditional Italian gastronomy and is known for producing wine, sparkling wine and grape juice. At four wineries, Vales da Uva Goethe brings together tradition, culture and artisanal production in experiences for tourists and other visitors.

One reason for the Goethe grape’s particular significance is that Urussanga received the first geographical indication for products made from this grape. Together with the range of wine, sparkling wine and grape juice, this makes local production a distinctive part of the town’s profile. When planning your holiday, you can decide whether to focus more on architecture and history or on gastronomy and wine—or include both.

Green Spaces and Skatepark

Parque Municipal Ado Cassetari Vieira covers about 8 hectares of green space. The park also has a skatepark with a bowl called Bowl Urussanga.

These different focuses can also guide your search for a holiday rental in Urussanga: you can choose your accommodation independently of individual attractions.

For more ideas of places to visit, you can also explore São José, Araranguá, Itapoá, Turvo, Curitibanos, Imbituba, Águas Brancas and Palhoça.

For an overview of the wider region: Santa Catarina.