Armazém · Santa Catarina

A chalet on the hillside, where time goes by slowly.

A wood-and-glass retreat in Mundo Novo, Armazém, where the quiet of the countryside meets the comfort of home. Wake up to the mountains in the window, slow down in the hot tub and end the day by the fireplace.

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The chalet at night, its glass gable lit and a string of lights along the eaves — The gable lit at blue hour.

The chalet

Here the day is measured by the light.

An A-frame chalet of wood and glass, set on the hillside. In the morning, mist rises slowly from the forest; in the afternoon, the sun says goodbye behind the mountains; at night, the gable lights up and the whole valley falls silent.

Inside, everything invites you to stay: high ceilings, light curtains, a stone fireplace, a hot tub with a window onto the fields and a table by the glass for an unhurried breakfast.

Living room with a sofa, stone fireplace and a glass wall facing the mountains

The living room

An A-frame ceiling, the wagon-wheel chandelier and the stone fireplace warming the cold nights. The whole glass wall lets the mountains into the room.

Hot tub with two wide windows onto the lawn and the forest

The hot tub

Warm water, windows open to the green and no hurry at all. The right way to end the day, watching the fields change colour.

Round table by the glass with the sunset and the eucalyptus trees behind

The table by the glass

Breakfast with the open valley ahead. Late in the afternoon, the same table becomes the best seat to watch the sun set among the eucalyptus trees.

Wooden deck with a railing, the green valley with eucalyptus trees and the mountains behind

The deck

Wood underfoot, the pasture running down to the valley and the mountains on the horizon. The place for the first coffee and the last conversation of the night.

The small chalet on the hillside, with a golden sunset among the clouds

The chalet at blue hour, with the deck and eave lights on

The chalet at night seen from the side, with the lit lawn and a dark sky

Late afternoon

The sun says goodbye behind the mountains and the whole valley turns golden.

Blue hour

The sky darkens slowly and the lights along the eaves come on one by one.

Night

Inside, the warmth of the fireplace. Outside, only the quiet of the countryside.

Amenities

The comfort of home, in the quiet of the countryside.

Stone fireplaceFor cold nights, facing the mountains.
Hot tubWarm water with windows onto the green.
Mountain viewA glass wall from floor to roof.
Deck over the valleyThe whole horizon for your first coffee.
Table by the glassUnhurried meals, with the valley ahead.
String lightsThe eaves lit to welcome the night.

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Sights and day trips

For the days when you feel like going out.

Photo: Clediney Silva · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Hot springs and Pedra do Índio

Gravatal · next town over

Thermal waters at around 36 °C, with a water park open to day visitors. Nearby, a short trail leads to Pedra do Índio, a rock 550 m above sea level overlooking the valley.
Photo: Douglas Antunes · public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Tubarão and its river

Tubarão · about 30 km

The region's main town: the 1934 suspension bridge over the Tubarão river, the railway museum and the shops.
Photo: Wilson Schuelter · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Laguna's historic centre

Laguna · day trip

Listed colonial houses by the lagoon, with churches, museums and seafood restaurants.
Photo: EDI GALVANI ULIANO · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Farol de Santa Marta

Laguna · day trip

The 1891 lighthouse on top of the hill, among rocks, beaches and dunes: one of the postcard views of Santa Catarina's southern coast.
Photo: Paulo Hopper · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Serra do Rio do Rastro

Lauro Müller · full day

Southern Brazil's most famous winding road and a lookout over 1,400 m high. For a day on the road.