Jurerê Tradicional: beaches, getting here and when to come
Both apartments are at Rua Luiz Rampa, 70, in Jurerê Tradicional, on the north side of Santa Catarina Island in Florianópolis. The sand is 50 m away, at the end of the street. This page covers what helps you plan: the beaches, how to get here and what each season is like.
The beaches
Jurerê Tradicional, at the end of the street
From the building’s gate to the sand is a 50 m walk.
Each apartment comes with free parking, so the car can stay put for your whole stay. You walk to the beach.
Jurerê Tradicional vs. Jurerê Internacional
Jurerê is one beach with two neighbouring sides along the same shore. The apartments are on the Tradicional side.
Jurerê Internacional is a planned neighbourhood, open to the public, which according to its developer runs its own water, sewage, security and maintenance. It is where the beach clubs and the Jurerê Open Shopping centre are. In 2009, Jurerê Internacional became the first beach in Brazil to earn a Blue Flag.
In short: if you are coming for the beach club parties, they happen in Internacional; daily life at the apartment is in Tradicional.
Praia do Forte
Praia do Forte is where you reach the Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa, the only one of the three forts run by the federal university (UFSC) that you can get to by land (see “Practical tips”).
Getting here
Rua Luiz Rampa, 70, Jurerê, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil, 88053-682.
When to come
Summer (December to March): water between 24 and 25.7 °C (75 to 78 °F).
Mid-season (April, May, October and November): water between 21 and 24.5 °C (70 to 76 °F).
Winter (June to September): in August and September the water is around 18.5 to 19 °C (65 to 66 °F), cold for a long swim.
Sources: water temperature from temperaturadomar.pt (estimated averages, not measurements).
Practical tips
- Minimum stay: 4 nights, all year.
- Car: free parking at the building. The beach is a walk.
- In the sea: swim near a lifeguard post and stay out where there is a red flag. With children, ask at the post for an ID wristband. That is the advice of the Santa Catarina fire and rescue service (CBMSC).
- Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa: reached via Servidão da Carioca, on Praia do Forte.
- Payment and cancellation: we agree on them over WhatsApp.
