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Ouro Preto

3 Days in Ouro Preto

6Stops2UNESCO Sites+26Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumCentro

Matriz do Pilar

A church lined with gold from the mines.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    1 h

    Basílica do Pilar

    UNESCO

    Historic Town of Ouro Preto

  3. 19:30
    1.5 h

    Comida mineira

    Food

    Ouro Preto restaurants

Day 2Day TripFullCongonhas

Congonhas

Aleijadinho's twelve prophets.

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Day 3City DayMediumCentro

São Francisco de Assis · Praça Tiradentes and the Inconfidência Museum

Aleijadinho's carvings and Ataíde's ceiling. The independence plot told in the old town hall.

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Day Trip

Mariana

The first town of Minas and its organ.

Day Trip

Inhotim

A huge open-air art park.

Half Day

Gold Mine

Ride a mine trolley into the Passagem mine.

Half Day · UNESCO

Steep Streets Walk

Cobbled hills between churches.

When to Go

This version is for May–Aug. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Dec (264 mm), driest Jul (8 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER