Hotel Catharina Paraguacu – Salvador
This charming hotel is a restored colonial house located within walking distance from the beach. The rooms and common areas are beautifully decorated, with high ceilings and antique lighting, with balconies overlooking a garden. Its desirable location is one of its special assets. Catharina Paraguacu is located in Rio Vermelho, a traditional Bohemian artists’ neighborhood of Salvador full of tourist attractions, beaches, bars and restaurants. Rio Vermelho is also where the traditional religious festival of Yemanja is held in February of each year.
Pousada Farol das Tartarugas – Praia do Forte
Pousada Farol das Tartarugas, which in English means, Turtle Lighthouse Inn. Strategically situated just steps from the beach, Pousada Farol das Tartarugas features 12 beautifully decorated rooms with verandas and hammocks overlooking its pool. It is walking distance from the main strip with all its restaurants, sidewalk cafes, bars, boutiques and Bahian handcraft artisan shops.
This beautiful resort is located just outside Itacare’s main village, on the stunning Sao Jose beach. This white sand beach is lined with coconut trees and flanked by Atlantic rainforest covered cliffs. On one side a small river runs into the sea and on the other side you can discover a natural swimming pool in the rock formations. This friendly resort is perfectly integrated with the surrounding landscape and allows you to feel at one with nature. The diversity of smells, colors, flavors, sounds and texture of this fantastic natural environment promises to awaken all your senses.
