What to do and see in Vitoria, State of Espirito Santo (ES): The Best Free Things to do

O Mosteiro Zen Morro da Vargem está localizado no município de Ibiraçu, ao norte da cidade de Vitória, capital do Espírito Santo, na BR 101, Km 217

Historic patrimony and government house of Espírito Santo, the Anchieta Palace is a jesuit building, wich was erected between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Originaly, the building functined as a church, named Santiago's Church, and as a school, serving to the religious interests until their expulsion in 1759. Passed many modifocation proccesses in the following centuries, the building still as a house of the government, functioning as a cultural place too, where are recepted several itinerant exhibitions, visits in its permanent collection and, specially at saturdays and sundays, visits in the governor's cabinet, passing through old residential wing.

Tue-Sun 8am-5pm

Mon 5am-9am and 5pm-10pm, Tue-Sun 5am-10pm

With 33 hectares of green area, the Botanical Park is located in the green belt of the Tubarao Complex. Those who visit the local have the opportunity to see the first permanent Sensorial Garden of Espirito Santo, a structure that aims to stimulate the five senses and promote a differentiated form of interaction with nature. The Park also has the Knowledge Wagon, a library with a capacity for 3,500 copies, mounted on a train car, and with a collection of audiobooks for the visually impaired. In Botanical Park is also installed the only orchid of Big Victory open to the community. The space now has more than 350 seedlings divided into 113 species. In the Park, visitors can also go to the play ground and walk by ecological trails through the forest restoration area - which already has more than 140 types of Atlantic Forest tree species and some wild animals. It is also possible to schedule a guided tour of the Vale's facilities in Tubarao. Every month, the park offers visitors a diversified program that seeks to reach all publics, based on the pillars of Culture, Education, Health and Entertainment.