Salvador
3 Days / 2 Nights
Capital of the
State of Bahia, and was also Brazil's capital until 1763, is divided
in two parts. The "Lower City" is at sea level and contains
the old port and the commercial area where visitors will find a
complete and varied assortment of Brazilian arts and crafts at the
Modelo Market. It is also the best place to witness a demonstration
of "capoeira", a martial art developed by African slaves
in Brazil, originally as a form of combat and later as a type of
dance and folklore tradition. The "Upper City" can be
reached by stone steps, alleyways or the famous Lacerda Elevator.
This part of the city contains the old government buildings, the
residential districts, museums, churches and much of the newer architecture.
Day 1– Arrive in Salvador. Transfer to hotel. Day at leisure.
Day 2 – Half day tour of Salvador. We start in the modern
suburb of Barra at the mouth of the Bay with its famous lighthouse
and make our way slownly by car or coach to the old historical section
of town, the Pelourinho area with the largest and the best preserved
complex colonial architecture in the Americas. We stroll trhough
the narrow, bustling streets lined with buildings in pastel shades
of an age gone by. We visit the church of S. Francisco with its
exuberant gold-leafed Baroque interior and the Pelourinho square,
the heart of the old town. This tour shows two distinct aspects
of Salvador, the new and the old, concentrating on the early expansion
of the city.
Day 3 – Transfer to airport
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