In a nutshell

This excursion enables us to get to know the wonderful Salvador de Bahia, city of contrast and colour, meeting point between different cultures and religions, poor yet cheerful, creative and transcendent.

Main stops

Avenida Contorno
Porto da Barra
Praça da Sé
Terreiro de Jesus
Conceição da Praia Church (internal visit)
Cathedral (internal visit)
Largo do Pelourinho
Praça Municipal
Palácio da Assembléia
Prefeitura Municipal
Elevador Lacerda
Shopping at Mercado Modelo

The programme

We leave the port behind us and head towards the city crossing Avenida Contorno as far as the Barra neighbourhood, where we take a break.
We cross the Barra harbour, the Vitória district until we reach Campo Grande square, where we can admire the statue commemorating 2nd July. We then visit the nearby Castro Alves theatre and walk along Avenida Sete de Setembro to the beautiful Praça da Sé with its monument to Zumbi, leader of a slave revolt.
Passing by the lively Terreiro de Jesus square, we continue on foot through the historic city centre, boasting a myriad of beautiful monuments and churches. We visit Conceição da Praia Church , the Ordem Terceira de São Francisco church, the Cathedral and Largo do Pelourinho, a lively historic neighbourhood with many bars and monuments and a Unesco World Heritage Site.
We head back to Praça Municipal, where both the Palácio da Assembléia and Prefeitura Municipal are located, and admire Elevador Lacerda, the lift connecting the lower part of the city to the Pelourinho neighbourhood.
Finally, after returning to the lower part of the city, we stop at Mercado Modelo, the main crafts centre of the city, where we have some free time to do some shopping before heading back to the ship.

Good to know

The excursion involves long periods of walking, it is therefore recommended to wear comfortable shoes.
There is limited availability of English-language guides; if these are not available the local guide's commentary will be translated by a local interpreter.