Floripa (6) - Ribeirão da Ilha

Floripa (6) - Ribeirão da Ilha

The church at Ribeirão da Ilha village, in the southwest side of Santa Catarina Island

One of the colored old homes, at Ribeirão da Ilha village, in the southwest side of Santa Catarina Island

 In the southwest of Santa Catarina Island, there´s this small fishermen´s village, called Ribeirão da Ilha. The most famous and maybe traditional oister restaurant is located there, and it is called Ostradamus, among many others in the same region. 

The beach at Ribeirão da Ilha village, in the southwest side of Santa Catarina Island

The restaurant has a pier over the beach, where you can eat all their seafood plates, from many kinds of fish and shrimps to lots of oister, made in various ways. 

The Ostradamus Pier at Ribeirão da Ilha village, in the southwest side of Santa Catarina Island

The beautiful blue tiles, remembering the portughese colonization, adorn the walls outside the restaurant. Inside, just behind the bar, you can see the oister treatment system, after they´re taken from the sea. 

The Ostradamus wall, full of blue tiles, at Ribeirão da Ilha village, in the southwest side of Santa Catarina Island

Besides, Ribeirão da Ilha has old and colorful houses, built years ago, giving a nostalgic atmosphere to the place.

The oisters are grown on calm seawater farms facing the mountains of Serra do Mar, the mountain chain which separate the coast of the Brazillian highlands, from Santa Catarina up north to Espírito Santo states.   

One of the colored old homes, at Ribeirão da Ilha village, in the southwest side of Santa Catarina Island

One of the colored old homes, at Ribeirão da Ilha village, in the southwest side of Santa Catarina Island

After eating, you can go to some coffee place or buy some souvenir at a local craftsman shop. 

One of the colored old homes, at Ribeirão da Ilha village, in the southwest side of Santa Catarina Island

I really recommend to take the sunset at this place and having dinner there, speacially for couples and groups of friends. Also, if you want to escape from the parties up in the north side of the island, it is a very nice place to chill out. 

To get there, the best option is to rent a car, or take a cab. There are city buses too, but it can take a long time to arrive there, in spite of being the less expensive option.