Planura: Squares, Festival Traditions and Rivers

Planura brings together a distinctive townscape, festival traditions and nature-related attractions across the municipality. Praça da Vila de Furnas is the largest square in Planura’s urban area. It has park-like features and is integrated into the waterfront area of Lago de Planura; it was designed by landscape architect Fernando Chacel. Here, the square’s design and the lakeshore are connected, making the square a striking feature of the townscape. For travelers interested in a place’s design as well as its activities, this connection offers a concrete starting point for getting to know Planura.

Townscape, Architecture and Festival Traditions

Planura’s town hall building makes an architectural statement: its façades feature distinctive Art Deco elements. Unlike at the square, the focus here is on the façade design of a single building. The Bairro Vila de Furnas neighborhood adds another scale to the picture: its layout is organic and influenced by the garden city concept, and its grounds are predominantly green. These examples differ in both form and scale: a square, the façades of a town hall and the layout of an entire neighborhood. Those interested in architecture can use them to explore different levels of the townscape.

Cultural themes are also reflected in festival traditions. Carnaplan is Planura’s street carnival festival, which began in the late 1990s. Folia de Reis is also among the city’s cultural festival traditions. As an interest for travelers, these traditions complement the built heritage with a look at festival culture: they let you get to know Planura through both its squares and architecture and its cultural customs. If culture is an important part of your travel mix, weigh these themes alongside the municipality’s nature and outdoor attractions.

Nature and Outdoor Attractions Across the Municipality

Nature- and activity-related attractions can be found across the municipality. Planura has a significant sport fishing circuit, recognized by sport anglers from all over the country. The municipality’s ecological and rural cycling routes are also tourist attractions. The banks of the Rio São Francisco within the municipality draw visitors interested in nature; the river runs through the municipality. The Rio Grande has a different geographic relationship to the area: it touches almost the entire extent of Planura’s municipal territory and is a tourist attraction there. The two rivers cannot therefore be described in exactly the same way. The Rio São Francisco runs through the municipality, and its banks are attractions; the Rio Grande touches almost the entire extent of the municipal territory.

When choosing a vacation rental, you can use these two geographic scales as a starting point: if you are especially interested in Praça, the town hall, Bairro Vila de Furnas and festival traditions, the focus is on Planura’s townscape and culture. If you want to give more weight to nature and activities, riverbanks, cycling routes and the fishing circuit are attractions across the municipality. Families with varied interests can weigh the town’s design and outdoor attractions as different priorities. This way, you can tailor your vacation rental search to the aspects of Planura that make the destination appealing to you.

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