History and Culture
Situated in an old building, very well restored and preserved, in the Historic Center of Salvador, Villa Bahia presents a very pleasant and cozy atmosphere! With 17 rooms inspired by the Spice Route, Villa Bahia Charm Hotel enchants visitors from Brazil and the whole world. A perfect balance, beauty, history, hospitality, modernity, harmony, comfort and tranquility in the heart of the city, a stone’s throw from São Francisco Church, emblem of the Brazilian Baroque.
Villa Bahia, Largo do Cruzeiro de São Francisco, Pelourinho, Salvador. Photo: Press Office
The stay at Villa Bahia represents for the visitor an authentic and unforgettable experience of a new way of lodging. The hotel is equipped with Wi-Fi system, air conditioning, swimming pool, reading room, and a travel atelier that guides the guest to a better discovery of the region.
Inside the hotel you can find Villa Bahia Restaurant, which offers a contemporary gastronomy with the French “savoir-faire”, made with only local ingredients, from small regional producers, and selected in the rich diversity of the Bahian flavors. The chef, Guto Lago – voted best chef of the year in Salvador, by VEJA magazine – proposes a personalized set of flavors.
Original cuisine, food from Bahia
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Entrepreneur Bruno Pascal and chef Guto Lago run the Villa Bahia Restaurant in Largo do São Francisco, Historic Center. The menu “Back to the origins with Manoel Querino” reproduces dishes made from the recipes described in the book “Arte Culinária na Bahia” (The Culinary Art in Bahia), from 1916, by Manuel Querino.
Hauçá rice, chicken xinxin, efó, fish and shrimp moquecas with pirão and farofa, ambrosia and cashew sweet are the stars of the menu. ” Arte Culinária na Bahia “, which is known, was the first Brazilian Gastronomy record. Edited for the first time in 1916, the work is a collection of everyday recipes used in Salvador and at the Recôncavo by the anthropologist Manuel Querino. In 2002, Theatro XVIII and P55 did a reprint of the book, which sold out quickly.
Service:
Phone: (71) 3322 4271 / (71) 3321 4010 (fax). Reception 24 hours.
Place photos: Press Office
