Paraty
14/11/08 20:13 Filed in: Brazil | Ilha Grande
I was in two minds about whether to dinghy over to Paraty or get the bus. Marinha Engenho allow dinghies to be moored to their pontoon so I left the dinghy there and walked about half a mile to the main road where I caught a bus into town. Cost R$2.60.
Marina Engenho and the anchorage beyond.
The bus station is pretty close to central Paraty and the trip only took about 10 minutes. There is a large supermarket across the road.
Paraty is very picturesque and seem entirely devoted to tourism, at least in the centre. It is a Unesco world heritage site.
For me the most interesting feature was the way the town was built to allow high tides to flush the streets.
Church and square viewed across a canal that divides the town centre from a beach area.
A typical street with the paving in a shallow V to allow drainage.
The main pier with large tourist schooners.
It is a very long pier. Closer to shore are the smaller day trip launches that can be hired individually.
Town centre square with sunken street paving.
At high water the water level almost reached sluice level. It generally does so only at Spring tides.
One of the sluices which alows sea water to flood the streets.
Marina Engenho and the anchorage beyond.
The bus station is pretty close to central Paraty and the trip only took about 10 minutes. There is a large supermarket across the road.
Paraty is very picturesque and seem entirely devoted to tourism, at least in the centre. It is a Unesco world heritage site.
For me the most interesting feature was the way the town was built to allow high tides to flush the streets.
Church and square viewed across a canal that divides the town centre from a beach area.
A typical street with the paving in a shallow V to allow drainage.
The main pier with large tourist schooners.
It is a very long pier. Closer to shore are the smaller day trip launches that can be hired individually.
Town centre square with sunken street paving.
At high water the water level almost reached sluice level. It generally does so only at Spring tides.
One of the sluices which alows sea water to flood the streets.