Salvador
Map of Salvador The places our guides cover, from the historic centre to the beaches, the forts and the day trips across the bay. Pick a place for a short note and the guide that covers it.
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Sights Forts Churches Museums Beaches Markets Transport Day trips
Our suites
Via Avantgarde Suites
Our four suites are a few minutes on foot from the Elevador Lacerda and the Pelourinho. Airbnb shows each suite's exact address once you book.
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Sights and neighbourhoods
Elevador Lacerda
The public lift between the upper and lower city. Free to ride in 2026.
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Largo do Pelourinho
The sloping square at the heart of the UNESCO-listed historic centre.
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Terreiro de Jesus
Square ringed by the cathedral and three more churches.
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Praça da Sé
Square on the cliff edge between the elevator and the Terreiro de Jesus.
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Palácio Rio Branco
Former seat of government beside the top of the Elevador Lacerda.
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Largo de Santo Antônio
The square at the end of the Santo Antônio Além do Carmo neighbourhood.
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Largo de Santana, Rio Vermelho
The square at the centre of Rio Vermelho, known for acarajé and bars.
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Cristo da Barra
Marble Christ on the Morro do Cristo, between Barra and Ondina.
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Dique do Tororó
City-centre lake with the statues of the orixás.
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Arena Fonte Nova
EC Bahia's stadium beside the Dique do Tororó.
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Teatro Castro Alves
Bahia's main concert hall, on the Campo Grande.
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Lagoa do Abaeté
Dark-water lagoon among white dunes inland from Itapuã.
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Farol de Itapuã
The lighthouse on the Itapuã shore.
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Parque da Cidade
Large city park in Itaigara with trails and play areas.
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Sorveteria da Ribeira
The ice-cream parlour on the Ribeira waterfront.
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Forts
Farol da Barra
The lighthouse fort on Barra point, with the Museu Náutico da Bahia inside.
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Forte de São Marcelo
Round sea fort in the bay in front of the Mercado Modelo.
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Forte de Santo Antônio Além do Carmo
Hilltop fort that now houses capoeira schools.
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Forte de Monte Serrat
Fort on the Itapagipe peninsula, with a sunset view over the bay.
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Forte de Santa Maria
Small fort at one end of the Porto da Barra beach.
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Forte de São Diogo
Small fort at the other end of the Porto da Barra beach.
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Forte do Barbalho
Colonial fort in the Barbalho neighbourhood, north of the centre.
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Churches
Igreja do Bonfim
The church of the coloured ribbons, on the Itapagipe peninsula.
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Catedral Basílica
The former Jesuit church on the Terreiro de Jesus.
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Igreja de São Francisco
Closed since the ceiling collapse of February 2025; visit the Ordem Terceira next door.
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Rosário dos Pretos
The blue church on the Largo do Pelourinho.
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Igreja do Carmo
Carmelite church at the top of the Ladeira do Carmo.
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Conceição da Praia
Lower-city basilica at the centre of the 8 December festa.
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Mosteiro de São Bento
Benedictine monastery on Avenida Sete de Setembro.
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Museums
Museu Afro-Brasileiro
Afro-Brazilian art and the Carybé orixá panels, on the Terreiro de Jesus.
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MAM-BA, Solar do Unhão
Modern art museum in a colonial sugar estate on the bay.
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Museu de Arte da Bahia
Bahian art, furniture and silver on the Corredor da Vitória.
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Museu de Arte Sacra
Sacred art in a former Carmelite convent.
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Fundação Casa de Jorge Amado
The writer's foundation on the Largo do Pelourinho.
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Casa do Rio Vermelho
Jorge Amado and Zélia Gattai's home, now a museum.
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Palácio da Aclamação
Former governors' residence on the Campo Grande.
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Museu Carlos Costa Pinto
Decorative arts and balangandã silver on the Corredor da Vitória.
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Markets
Mercado Modelo
Craft market in the old customs house at the foot of the elevator.
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Feira de São Joaquim
The city's big open-air food and craft market on the bay.
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Getting here and around
Salvador Airport (SSA)
About 40 minutes from the historic centre by car outside rush hour.
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Bus station (Rodoviária)
Long-distance buses to Lençóis, Praia do Forte and beyond.
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Terminal Náutico
Catamarans to Morro de São Paulo and launches to Mar Grande.
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Ferry-boat (São Joaquim)
Car ferry to Bom Despacho on Itaparica.
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