> Salvador major attractions

• The Pelourinho: Salvador Old Slave's Punishment Place and Historic Center. This very well preserved architectural ensemble - build from XVII-XIXth century - has been declared World Cultural Patrimony by Unesco. Many cultural events as well as festivities take place there actually
• The São Francisco de Assis Covent: late XVIth century, considered one of the most important baroque masterpieces. About 1 ton of gold was used to build saints and ither pieces of this church
• The Ordem Terceira de São Francisco Church: from the beginning of XVIIIth century (1703), Brazil's only church with a stone façade
• The Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Praia Church: of the second half of the XVIth century. The building was made in Portugal and trasported to Brazil later
• The Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos Church: from the begining of the XVIIIth century, was build by slaves and free black people
• The São Bento Monastery: late XVIth Century
• The Nosso Senhor do Bonfim Church: mid XVIIIth century, this is one of Salvador most traditional churches

> Other interesting things to do and to see

• Discovering restaurants: specially indicated for gourmets that want to taste specialities of Bahia's Cooking
• Dique do Tororó: orixá's sculptures
• The Farol da Barra: Salvador's Lighthouse is one of the most popular point of the city, specially during the Carnival
• The Lagoa do Abaeté
• The Santo Antonio da Barra Fort
• The Monte Serrat Fort
• The São Diogo Fort

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