Beaches

The nearby beach town of Saquarema, located on a peninsular, offers numerous beaches catering for all tastes, including spectacular surfing opportunities.
All along the fine, sandy beaches are small beach restaurants offering changing cabins and showers.

The town of Saquarema is dominated by the old Portuguese church "Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Nazareth", built in 1630 on top of a rock overlooking the sea.
While a generation ago, inhabitants were fishermen and their families, it has since developed it into a small seaside resort, catering predominantly for Brazilian and Argentinian holiday makers.

Saquarema offers cultural events and concerts, and each year at the end of July / beginning of August, an international surfing competition takes place.

It is easy to reach the beaches using public transport (bus), cheap taxis or the hotel's courtesy bus shuttle service.
Further destinations with lovely beaches are the famous seaside resorts of Cabo Frio and Búzios (55 and 70 km distance respectively).