Swan boats
Pedalled on the water.
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Lago Negro, the Black Lake, is the best-known park in Gramado, the mountain town in southern Brazil built by German and Italian immigrants, which with its architecture and cool climate feels like a European village. The lake is artificial: Leopoldo Rosenfeld created it in 1953 on land burned by a fire in 1942, damming a stream and planting around it trees grown from seedlings brought from Germany's Black Forest, which gave it its name. A 740-metre walking path circles the lake among the dark trees and the blue and violet hydrangeas the region is known for. Swan-shaped pedal boats float on the water. Entry is free and the park is open all day; it is loveliest early in the morning when mist rises off the water. In winter temperatures can fall close to freezing, so bring warm clothes.
Pedalled on the water.
740 metres.
Blue and violet.
Rua A. J. Renner, Planalto, Gramado
Yes. Entry is free and the park is open all day; the swan pedal boats cost extra, about R$50 for two.
