It has 25 kilometers of beaches, and the population of the Island is distributed among some small villages: Encantadas, Nova Brasilia, Farol, Praia Grande and Fortaleza.

When visiting the island, the walking through it is made on foot by trails of land, for better appreciation of nature and also don't damaging.

The highlights of Ilha do Mel are the Gruta das Encantadas, the Lighthouse of Conchas and the Fortress of N. S. dos Prazeres, all open to public visitation.

"Farol das Conchas" is a place built to modernize the Brazilian commercial navigation the Emperor D. Pedro II ordered, in 1870, the beginning of the works, carried out by an English company under the supervision of the engineer Zózimo Barroso.

"Gruta das encantadas" is located in the southern part of the Island, is the most important natural patrimony of Ilha do Mel.

The island, which has an area of about 2,760 hectares (6,800 acres), is at the entrance of Paranaguá Bay on the southern coast of the state of Paraná.

The objective was to preserve the natural environment of the beach, the rocky cliffs, areas of marine influence, salt marshes, remnants of dense submontane Atlantic Forest and lowland restinga forest, to protect archaeological sites, particularly the middens, and to protect the rich fauna.