ELEVADOR LACERDA
Praça Tomé de Sousa, s/n, Salvador
Works of art to see
3.7/5
(7 reviews)
Salvador's first public elevator, part of the city's architectural heritage, welcomes nearly ...Read more
RIO BRANCO PALACE
Praça Tomé de Sousa, s/n, Salvador
Palaces to visit
4/5
(2 reviews)
Large palace with splendid views, now home to the Fundação Cultural do Estado da Bahia and ...Read more
GABINETE PORTUGUÊS DE LEITURA
Praça da Piedade, Salvador
Libraries to visit
4/5
(2 reviews)
This beautiful neo-Manueline building is a tribute to Iberian architecture and a landmark of ...Read more
FORTE DE SANTO ANTÔNIO DA BARRA - FAROL DA BARRA
Largo do Farol da Barra, Salvador
Monuments to visit
4/5
(2 reviews)
More modern lighthouse housing the current Bahia Nautical Museum, with replica ships and a few ...Read more
MERCADO MODELO
Praça Visconde de Cayru, 250, Salvador
Markets
3.8/5
(4 reviews)
Originally used as a slave sorting center, the building has now become an interesting market ...Read more
FORTE DE SÃO MARCELO
Salvador
Military monuments
4/5
(1 review)
Fort off the lower town, used to defend the town from foreign attacks and converted into a ...Read more
FORT DE SANTA MARIA
Avenida 7 de Septembro, s/n, Salvador
Military monuments
4/5
(1 review)
Remodelled fort inspired by Italian architecture, part of Brazil's national historic and ...Read more
SOLAR DO UNHÃO - MUSEU DE ARTE MODERNA (MAM)
Av. Contôrno, s/n, Salvador
Mansion to visit
4/5
(1 review)
Aristocratic residential mansion now home to the Museu de Arte Moderna, with sculptures and a ...Read more
CASTELO DO GARCIA D'AVILA
Praia Do Forte
Castles to visit
4/5
(1 review)
Ruined building on a magnificent stretch of beach, symbolizing the early days of Portugal's ...Read more
PLANO INCLINADO GONÇALVES
Praça da Sé, Salvador
Works of art to see
3.5/5
(2 reviews)
Funicular railway linking the upper and lower towns, thanks to a small tramway that descends or ...Read more
MUNICIPAL CAMARA
Praça Tomé de Sousa, s/n, Salvador
Mansion to visit
3/5
(1 review)
Salvador City Council with its original façade, one of the country's most important examples ...Read more
MEMORIAL CASA DI VINA
Rua Flamengo 44, Salvador
Mansion to visit
Private mansion with sea-view suite and mini-library containing the artist's main worksRead more
CASA DA CAMARA
Praça da Aclamação, Cachoeira
Public buildings to visit
Imposing Baroque monument ideal for admiring various portraits, now the town hall of CachoeiraRead more
FAROL DE MORRO DE SÃO PAULO
Morro De São Paulo
Works of art to see
Viewpoint with a 360° view of the village and surrounding area, offering spectacular sunsetsRead more
FORTIFICATIONS
Morro De São Paulo
Monuments to visit
Ruins of the fort on the seafront, east of the port, offering a beautiful panoramic view and ...Read more
CASA DO RIO VERMELHO - JORGE AMADO E ZÉLIA GATTAI
Rua Alagoinhas, 33, Salvador
Places associated with famous people to visit
Jorge Amado's house with beautiful garden, offering a tour of the 15 rooms decorated with ...Read more
PALÁCIO DA ACLAMAÇÃO
Av. Sete de Setembro, 1330, Salvador
Public buildings to visit
Monumental building with neoclassical façade, featuring a collection of precious objects and ...Read more