Natal
Worth seeing in and around Natal
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Arena das Dunas
The Arena das Dunas is a football stadium in Natal, Brazil. It has a capacity of 31,375 spectators, and was designed by sports architect Christopher Lee of Populous.
3.6 km · stadium · Wikipedia - 02Genipabu
Genipabu or Jenipabu is a beach with a complex of dunes, a lagoon and an environmental protection area also popular scenic coastal spot located approximately 20 kilometers north of Natal, in the municipality of Extremoz, Rio Grande do Norte Brazilian state. Genipabu is used for "buggie" and formerly dromedary rides.
9.7 km · Beach in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil · Wikipedia - 03Our Lady of the Presentation Cathedral, Natal
The Our Lady of the Presentation Cathedral Also Natal Cathedral It is a religious building of the Catholic Church dedicated to Our Lady of the Presentation, in Natal, Brazil. It was inaugurated on November 21, 1988, and is located in the district of Cidade Alta in Natal, capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte.
1 km · church building in Região Administrativa Leste, Brazil · Wikipedia - 04Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte is a public Brazilian university funded by the Brazilian federal government, located in the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Formally established on December 18, 1960, it includes 60 departments providing over 70 different undergraduate courses, as well as a number of graduate programs.
5 km · federal public university in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte and notable example of brutalist archtecture · Wikipedia - 05Forte dos Reis Magos
The Forte dos Reis Magos or Fortaleza dos Reis Magos is a fortress located in the city of Natal in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte. The fortress was the first milestone of the city – founded on 25 December 1599 – on the right side of the bar of the Potenji River.
4.6 km · fort in Brazil · Wikipedia - 06Machadão
Estádio Dr. João Cláudio Vasconcelos Machado, usually known as Machadão, was a multi-purpose stadium in the Brazilian city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte.
3.4 km · stadium in Natal, Brazil · Wikipedia - 07Newton Navarro Bridge
The Newton Navarro Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge located in Natal, the capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte. It connects the North Zone and the cities of the north coast to the South Zone and the other regions of the city across the Potengi River.
4 km · bridge in Natal, Brazil · Wikipedia - 08Natal City Park
Parque da Cidade Dom Nivaldo Monte, colloquially known as Parque da Cidade, is a park in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The City Park covers an area of 64 hectares, aimed at environmental preservation and education, and comprises eco-trails, jogging lanes, library, auditorium, orchidarium and more.
6.3 km · park in Natal, Brazil · Wikipedia - 09Alberto Maranhão Theatre
The Alberto Maranhão Theatre is a theatre located in the city of Natal, state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
1.8 km · theatre in Natal, Brazil · Wikipedia - 10Midway Mall
The Midway Mall, located in the city of Natal, is the largest shopping center in the state of Rio Grande do Norte and one of the largest in the Northeast Region of Brazil. It has a floor space of 231 acres distributed over three levels.
1.8 km · shopping mall in Natal, Brazil · Wikipedia
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Getting to Natal
- Airports
- Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves (NAT), 18 km · Presidente Castro Pinto (JPA), 153 km · Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre (REC), 261 km
- Stations
- Port of Natal, 2.5 km
- João Pessoa → Natal152 km · quickest by road, 3h 7m · R$49–65
- Recife → Natal254 km · quickest by road, 5h 3m · R$75–105
- Maceió → Natal434 km · quickest by air, 6h 57m · R$380–600
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Natal
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Natal. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom there you can take an intercity bus or a shared ride with Blablacar to Natal.
- Get inAlternatively you can take a minibus to Goianinha for R$4.50 (May 2021) and then a minibus to Natal for R$10 (May 2021).
- Get aroundRenting a car may be convenient if you, as many visitors, plan to use Natal as a base for day trips outside the city.
- Go nextIf you have time, it is worth staying more than a day trip.
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- Historic center of Natalhuman settlement in Brazil1.1 km
- Cidade Altaneighborhood in Natal1 km