Castelinho Caracol is a charming museum in Canela featuring historical buildings and farming artifacts. It's known for its tea room and, controversially, its Apfelstrudel. Reviews are mixed, with some praising the experience and others criticizing the food quality and prices.
Historic home with preserved vintage furnishings, a gift shop & 2 tea rooms serving apple pie.
Castelinho Caracol offers a mixed experience. The historical buildings and setting are appealing, but the food quality is inconsistent and potentially overpriced. Consider visiting for the ambiance but be cautious about food expectations and bring cash.
Be prepared to pay in cash. The historical information is primarily in Portuguese. Opinions on the Apfelstrudel vary widely, so manage your expectations. Weekday visits might be less crowded than weekends.
The Apfelstrudel (Apple strudel) is one of the best I ever had.
Don’t go, it’s a scam. The pancake is an insult to the palate and the strudel lacks structure dough and flavor.
Nice visit with interesting historical buildings, true Apfelstrudel, however, a bit overpriced for someone that already paid an entrance fee.
It has a nice sight seeing but that's all. The apple strudel is shameful and poorly prepared.
Charming little chateau. The Tea room is great. Friendly staff.
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Nice place but they're telling that it's German and some big signs are in German too but the history and information signs are only in Portuguese. It would be better to have also English and/or German translations of them.
Nice visit with interesting historical buildings, true Apfelstrudel, however, a bit overpriced for someone that already paid an entrance fee. As in today, you pay R$16 for one ticket (adult) and R$32 for one slice of Apfelstrudel with cream. Don’t get me wrong, it tastes truly German, but I just don’t think the price is right. It was overall a nice experience though!
Beautiful property with an excellent display of history
interesting venue, filled with historic farming artifacts and traditional buildings. There is a coffee inside one of the houses with a famous apfelstrudel which I personally didn't like much (too much filling and almost no pastry). The apple tea was surprisingly sweet, even though it has no sugar added!
Charming little chateau. The Tea room is great. Friendly staff.
Don’t go, it’s a scam. The pancake is an insult to the palate and the strudel lacks structure dough and flavor. Don’t be fooled!
The Apfelstrudel (Apple strudel) is one of the best I ever had. Every time I travel to Gramado or Canela, at least one day of the trip I NEED to go to Castelinho Caracol to have Apfelstrudel.
Great experience
Amazing, beautiful, delicious #apfelstrudel germain
It has a nice sight seeing but that's all. The apple strudel is shameful and poorly prepared. The hot chocolate they serve is nothing more than a terrible quality Nescau alike...and the variety simply doesn't exist. To add insult to injury they only take cash, not bothering to make this clear until you are on your way to the cashier. Do not recommend it.
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