Salvador in Two Times — From Ladeira to Sea

The day begins at eight in the morning, with departure from the hotel towards Cruz do Pascoal, in the charming neighborhood of Santo Antônio Além do Carmo — starting point for a walk of around two hours along the stone slopes of the Historic Center. We pass by Largo do Pelourinho, in front of Fundação Casa de Jorge Amado — which holds the collection of the most read writer on Bahia —, we go up to Terreiro de Jesus to visit Catedral Basílica and we continue to Praça da Sé, where the Monument to Zumbi dos Palmares pays homage to the black resistance that also wrote the history of Brazil's first capital. The historic morning ends at Mercado Modelo, where the car awaits us for the second half of the day.

From here, the city changes pace: we continue along the coast, with a photo stop at Farol da Barra, where you can already feel the sea breeze announcing the coming afternoon, and we continue through Ondina, Rio Vermelho, Amaralina, Boca do Rio, Costa Azul, Pituaçu, Patamares and Piatã, to Itapuã — where two landscapes meet. At sea, Pedra que Ronca, immortalized by Dorival Caymmi in the song "Itapoã", still carries mermaid legends told by generations of local fishermen. On the boardwalk, Itapuã's Mermaid awaits: a steel sculpture from 1958, the work of artist Mário Cravo Jr., erected as a tribute to fishermen and a welcome to those arriving at the shore — you can stop in front of it before continuing your journey. We continue to Stella Maris, near Flamengo, where a beach hut is your base for about three hours of sea, sun and free time — the perfect counterpoint for those who spent the morning walking through history.