Experts' Choice Award Santo Antonio da Barra Fort and Nautic Museum of Bahia
3 expert reviews
“Inside, the small Museu Náutico has permanent exhibitions of old maps, navigational equipment, artillery, model vessels, and remnants of shipwrecks found by archaeologists off the Bahian coast.”
– Fodor's
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"In addition to having superb views, the Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra contains the excellent nautical museum, with relics and displays from the days of Portuguese seafaring." Full review
Afar Magazine "Bahia's oldest fort dates to 1698 and is best known for housing South America's oldest lighthouse, which sits perched on the southwest end of Salvador's upscale Farol da Barra beach." Full review
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(71) 3264-3296
Largo do Farol da Barra, s/n, Barra, Salvador, State of Bahia 40140-650
