Colourful colonial houses and church towers along a sloping street in Pelourinho.
Pelourinho in Salvador

HERITAGE · SALVADOR

Day 13 · Salvador

Pelourinho

Salvador’s old town

Salvador was Brazil’s first capital. In the Pelourinho World Heritage site pastel houses and baroque churches line cobbled streets.

PART OF 13 NIGHTS · 16 DAYSDay 13
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THE PROGRAMME · DAY 13

How the experience
fits the trip.

01

Walk

Colonial houses and squares

Your guide talks about the city’s history and Afro-Brazilian culture.

02

The church

São Francisco

One of the country’s most lavish baroque churches, with a gilded interior.

03

The lift

Elevador Lacerda

The lift links the upper town with the harbour in the lower town.