Salvador (Salvador) is certainly one of the most colorful cities in Brazil. There still is the spirit of those times when it was the capital of the country: its former greatness is no more, but the atmosphere of the old colonial Brazil is felt on every street.
Bright Rio de Janeiro + waterfalls Iguazu at an attractive price
Latin American exotica: jungles of Brazil - Argentina - Chile - Easter Island. The variety of cruises in the Amazon
Every day - 12 days "Rio Iguazu - Amazonia - Buzios" from 136 000 rub.
Daily - 12 days "Rio - Salvador - Costa do Sauipe" from 120 000 rubles.
Tour "Three Desires", 9n. - from 124 900 rubles per person + flight
Tour "Buenos Aires - Iguazu - Rio", 9n. - from 131 900 rubles per person + flight
Cruises in the Amazon, from 3N. - from 86 900 rubles per person + flight
How to get here
From Moscow to Salvador, you can fly through Frankfurt by S7, Aeroflot and Lufthansa. From Frankfurt am Main, only Condor flies to Salvador.
The flight from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro takes 1 hour and 50 minutes. From Sao Paulo - 2 hours.
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Climate of Salvador
| Average monthly temperature, ° C | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | sen | Oct | but I | Dec | |
| in the afternoon | +30 | +30 | +30 | +30 | +29 | +28 | +27 | +27 | +28 | +28 | +29 | +30 |
| at night | +23 | +24 | +24 | +23 | +23 | +22 | +21 | +21 | +22 | +22 | +23 | +23 |
| water | +27 | +27 | +26 | +26 | +25 | +24 | +23 | +24 | +24 | +25 | +25 | +26 |
Beaches of Salvador
The beach line of Salvador includes more than 40 km. In total there are about 20 equipped beaches here, the most popular is Itapuã. Famous beach area Barra with beach Do Farol (do Farol). Here is the old fort of St. Anthony and the cute lighthouse on the cape. Behind the Barra are the districts of Ondin, Riu-Vermelju and Amaralina. Other beaches of the city - Ribeira, Pituba, Flamengo are also quite popular.
In the vicinity of the city interesting island Itaparica (Itaparica) and Ilja de Mar (Ilha de Maré) - very beautiful corners of nature with beautiful beaches.
Hotels in Salvador
There are many options for accommodation in Salvador: from luxury apartments to family apartments.
Book popular hotels in Salvador at the best prices
| Gran Hotel Stella Maris Resort & Conventions from 4 794 rubles Salvador Praca Stella Maris, 200 | Bahia Othon Palace from 4 988 rubles Salvador Avenida Oceânica, 2294 | Pestana Bahia from 4 038 rubles Salvador Rua Fonte do Boi, 216 |
| Hotel Casa do Amarelindo from 7 708 rubles Salvador Rua das Portas do Carmo, 06 | Intercity Premium Salvador from 3,390 rubles Salvador Av. Tancredo Neves, 2227 | Hotel Villa Bahia from 10 796 rubles Salvador Largo do Cruzeiro de São Francisco, N. 16/18 |
| Hotel Pousada da Mangueira from 3 477 rubles Salvador Ladeira da Saúde, 09 | Harbor Self Salvador from 2 116 rubles Salvador Rua Antônio da Silva Coelho, 47 | Hit Hotel from 2 786 rubles Salvador Av. Sete de Setembro, 3691 |
| Hotel Pelourinho from 1 296 rubles Salvador Rua das Portas do Carmo, 20 | Hotel Onix Piatã from 2 354 rubles Salvador Rua Dias Gomes, 10 | Hotel Dom Passos from 2 591 rubles Salvador Avenida Joana Angelica, 93 |
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Salvador
Salvador is divided into upper and lower cities .The upper city, or Cidade alta, and, in the first place, its oldest quarter, Pelourinho, has always been considered the center of state, administrative and spiritual life .The very triangular area of Pelurinho (Pelu, as they call it local) - bears the name of the pillory, where slaves were exhibited here .A couple of blocks away from it there is a couple of beautiful squares, built up with the best colonial architecture in the city .It is worth visiting the cathedral and looking at the tiled views of Lisbon .
Built a little later, the lower city, or Cidade Baixa, (Cidade baixa) is famous for its chain of well-fortified forts. To overcome 50 meters of the difference between the upper and lower cities, a special elevator was built-the city elevator Elevador Lacerda. It is he who is considered the center of the city and goes to the Rio Branco Palace (Rio Branco) - the most pompous structure of Salvador.
Park Costa Azul - the largest park of the city is in the area of Costa Azul. There is a football field, paths for cyclists, restaurants, bars, a theater that will accommodate 600 people and a beautiful bridge 35 meters long above the Kamamyere River that connects the park with Magaliaesh Avenue.
The Lovers' Garden (Jardim dos Namorados) is located near the park of Costa Azul. Here, too, there is something to do: bars, restaurants, sports grounds.
Salvador is the birthplace of the Brazilian martial arts capoeira. This sport is even more popular than football. His school of capoeira is in Salvador on every street. In the Pelourinho squares and near the Mercado-Modelo market, every day you can see the performances of masters of capoeira.
Museums of Salvador
The sights of the city include: the baroque church of Rosario, the church of Do Carmo, the church Senhor do Bonfim, the church of the Order of Carmelites of the 16th century, the church of St. .São Francisco, Santíssimo Sacramento, the Archbishop's Palace, the Santa Casa de Misericórdia Church, the monastery and the church of St. .Teresa, the house of Jorge Amado, the Goethe Institute of Art, Forte de São Marcelo, the City Hall (the former headquarters of the colonial troops), the area of da-Ce (Praça da Sé), the market of Mercado-Modelo (Mercado Modelo), where they sell a variety of souvenirs and folk art items .
The Museu Afro-Brasileiro Museum, the Museu Carlos Costa Pinto Museum, the Carmelite Order Museum, the Museu Abelardo Rodrigues Museum, the Museum of Archeology and Ethnology (Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia) and the Numismatics Museum Museu Numismático).
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