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Minas Gerais Gold Towns: Belo Horizonte to Tiradentes – Route Guide

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Ouro Preto's baroque skyline
Photo: Alvesgaspar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Follow Minas Gerais's civic and baroque heritage over five days, from Belo Horizonte through Ouro Preto and Mariana to São João del Rei and Tiradentes. Explore public historic centres, mining history and railway heritage along the way. Underground mine tours, train rides and performances require separate arrangements; check current access to interiors and active religious sites.

Minas Gerais Gold Towns: Belo Horizonte to Tiradentes is a 200 km one-way journey (self-drive). It works best as 5–6 days; the plan below is the 6-day version for July, built from 178 verified places, with planned transit times, opening hours and daylight checked.

5–6
days
200km
distance
5
Stops
178
curated stops

View ready-made plans 5-day plan · 6-day plan · best time to go

The route

Belo Horizonte→ 100 kmOuro Preto→ 12 kmMariana→ 78 kmSão João del Rei→ 10 kmTiradentes

What you'll see

Pampulha
Admire Oscar Niemeyer's modern designs against lush greenery.
Belo Horizonte
Ouro Preto public baroque-and-mining-history circuit
Use the public UNESCO historic centre, baroque streets and civic mining history; underground mine tours and the scenic train remain separate.
Ouro Preto
Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção
Admire a grand church built by famous artists like Aleijadinho.
Mariana
São João del Rei public civic-and-railway-history circuit
Use the public historic centre and railway heritage without promising a train ride, performance or timed interior entry.
São João del Rei
Tiradentes public baroque-and-town circuit
Use the walkable public historic centre, baroque townscape and civic heritage; confirm steep cobbles and active-site access.
Tiradentes
Museum of Arts and Crafts
Explore Brazil's pre-industrial crafts in a 19th-century station.
Belo Horizonte
Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Admire 8 lavishly decorated altars and visit Aleijadinho's grave.
Ouro Preto
Mariana public cathedral-and-colonial-history circuit
Use the public colonial centre and cathedral area; remote reserves, caves and adventure operators remain separate.
Mariana

Choose your length

5-day plan9 stops · 7.8 h transit1.8 stops/day · 1.6 h transit/daySee the full plan →6-day plan16 stops · 8.3 h transit2.7 stops/day · 1.4 h transit/daySee the full plan →

When to go

Best months: April, May, June, July, August, September

The dry, cooler months — cobbled climbs without the sweat, and June's festas juninas.

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