Sao Joao del Rei Colonial Cities in Minas Gerais Holidays & Tailor-made Tours

São João del Rei offers a perfect example of how to maintain a historic core amid a modern, progressive and developing city.

São João del Rei stands in contrast to the other cities of Minas Gerais, offering a perfect example of how to maintain a historic core amid a modern, progressive and developing city. The centre is home to the obligatory cobbled streets, gorgeous colonial architecture, insightful museums and gilded churches adorned with the works of O Aleijadinho. Standing out in particular are the cylindrical towers of the São Francisco de Assis church, the 18th century stone bridges which bookend the centre and the tasteful 19th and 20th century architecture which has seeped in over the years