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Vila Galé Salvador

Rua Morro do Escravo Miguel, 320
Rated 8.4 in 4499 reviews

Vila Galé Salvador is a prominent hotel located in the picturesque city of Salvador, Brazil. Positioned in the scenic Ondina neighborhood, the hotel offers guests captivating views of the Atlantic Ocean while providing convenient access to the city's vibrant cultural and historical attractions. The area's renowned beaches are just a short distance away, making it an ideal spot for both relaxation and exploration.

This elegant hotel features a range of amenities designed to cater to the diverse needs of its guests. The outdoor swimming pool, set against the backdrop of the ocean, invites relaxation and leisurely swims. For those seeking wellness and rejuvenation, the on-site Satsanga Spa provides a selection of therapies and treatments, including a well-equipped fitness center and a sauna.

Guests at Vila Galé Salvador can enjoy a variety of dining options with a focus on local and international cuisine. The hotel's restaurant, Versatil, serves expertly crafted dishes using fresh, local ingredients, while the lobby bar offers a more casual setting where visitors can enjoy a selection of beverages and light snacks.

The hotel's strategic location allows easy access to Salvador's rich array of cultural landmarks such as the Pelourinho district, famous for its colonial architecture and attractions like São Francisco Church and Convent. With its comprehensive facilities and services, Vila Galé Salvador is well-suited for both leisure and business travelers. It combines the charm and energy of Salvador with modern conveniences, ensuring a comfortable and enjoyable stay for all who visit.

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Climate and Weather

January
 30°
 24°
 28°
 8
Sun hours / day
 20
Rain free days
February
 30°
 24°
 28°
 8
Sun hours / day
 16
Rain free days
March
 30°
 24°
 28°
 8
Sun hours / day
 17
Rain free days
April
 29°
 23°
 27°
 7
Sun hours / day
 13
Rain free days
May
 28°
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 27°
 7
Sun hours / day
 12
Rain free days
June
 27°
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 26°
 6
Sun hours / day
 9
Rain free days
July
 27°
 21°
 26°
 6
Sun hours / day
 10
Rain free days
August
 27°
 21°
 26°
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Sun hours / day
 12
Rain free days
September
 27°
 21°
 26°
 7
Sun hours / day
 16
Rain free days
October
 28°
 22°
 26°
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Sun hours / day
 21
Rain free days
November
 29°
 23°
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Sun hours / day
 22
Rain free days
December
 30°
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 21
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Forte de Santa Maria
Forte de Santa Maria
Fort and historical good listed by the Bahia Artistic and Cultural Heritage Institute in the city of Salvador
1.9km / 1.2mi
Porto da Barra Beach
Porto da Barra Beach
Beach in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
1.9km / 1.2mi
Palácio de Ondina
Palácio de Ondina
1.1km / 0.67mi
Museu Carlos Costa Pinto
Museu Carlos Costa Pinto
Art and biographical museum in Salvador, Bahia
2km / 1.2mi
Ondina Beach
Ondina Beach
0.6km / 0.36mi
Farol da Barra Beach
Farol da Barra Beach
0.8km / 0.5mi
Parque Zoobotânico Getúlio Vargas
Parque Zoobotânico Getúlio Vargas
Zoo Salvador, Bahia
1.1km / 0.66mi
Palacete do Comendador Bernardo Martins Catharino
Palacete do Comendador Bernardo Martins Catharino
Former home and historical good listed by the Bahia Artistic and Cultural Heritage Institute in the city of Salvador
1.6km / 0.99mi
Museum of Contemporary Art of Bahia
Museum of Contemporary Art of Bahia
Museum in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
1.6km / 1mi
Igreja de São Lázaro e São Roque
Igreja de São Lázaro e São Roque
Church in Salvador, Bahia
0.6km / 0.36mi
Monumento das Gordinhas
Monumento das Gordinhas
0.8km / 0.52mi
Igreja Nossa Senhora da Vitória
Igreja Nossa Senhora da Vitória
Church in Salvador, Bahia
1.9km / 1.2mi
Museu Náutico da Bahia
Museu Náutico da Bahia
Museum in Salvador, Bahia
1.7km / 1.1mi
Barra Lighthouse
Barra Lighthouse
Lighthouse in Bahia, Brazil
1.7km / 1.1mi
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
World Heritage Site in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
2.4km / 1.5mi
Museum of Sacred Art
Museum of Sacred Art
Museum of religious art in Salvador, Bahia
3.4km / 2.1mi
Museum of Modern Art of Bahia
Museum of Modern Art of Bahia
Brazilian museum in Salvador, Bahia
3.1km / 1.9mi
Elevador Lacerda
Elevador Lacerda
Public elevator in Salvador, Brazil
4km / 2.5mi
Church and Monastery of Saint Benedict
Church and Monastery of Saint Benedict
Church building in Salvador, Brazil
3.3km / 2.1mi
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Church building in Salvador, Brazil
3.8km / 2.4mi
Praça Castro Alves
Praça Castro Alves
Public plaza in Salvador, Bahia
3.6km / 2.2mi
Largo do Campo Grande
Largo do Campo Grande
Square in Salvador
2.2km / 1.4mi
Museu Geológico da Bahia
Museu Geológico da Bahia
Museum in Salvador, Bahia
2.1km / 1.3mi
Casa do Rio Vermelho (Rua Alagoinhas, nº 33)
Casa do Rio Vermelho (Rua Alagoinhas, nº 33)
Well listed by the Institute of Artistic and Cultural Heritage of Bahia in the city of Salvador, Bahia
2.9km / 1.8mi
Praia do Rio Vermelho
Praia do Rio Vermelho
Beach in Salvador, Brazil
2.5km / 1.6mi
Fort of Saint Peter
Fort of Saint Peter
Fort and historical good listed by the Bahia Artistic and Cultural Heritage Institute in the city of Salvador
2.5km / 1.6mi
Palácio da Aclamação
Palácio da Aclamação
2.6km / 1.6mi
Rio Vermelho market
Rio Vermelho market
3.8km / 2.4mi
Passeio Público
Passeio Público
Park in Salvador, Bahia
2.6km / 1.6mi
Monumento ao Dois de Julho
Monumento ao Dois de Julho
Sculpture in Salvador, Brazil
2.3km / 1.5mi
Praça da Piedade
Praça da Piedade
Public square in Salvador, Brazil
2.9km / 1.8mi
Mario Cravo
Mario Cravo
Sculpture in Salvador, Brazil
4km / 2.5mi
Praça Cairu
Praça Cairu
Public square in Salvador, Bahia
3.9km / 2.4mi
Largo de Santana
Largo de Santana
Public square in Salvador, Brazil
2.7km / 1.7mi
Palacio da Vitória
Palacio da Vitória
2km / 1.3mi
Monumento de Iemanjá
Monumento de Iemanjá
Statue in Rio Vermelho, Salvador, Bahia
2.7km / 1.7mi
Pelé's Statue
Pelé Statue located in front of the Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
3.7km / 2.3mi
Obelisco a Dom João VI
Obelisco a Dom João VI
2.6km / 1.6mi
Praça da Aclamação
Praça da Aclamação
2.6km / 1.6mi
Praia da Paciência
Praia da Paciência
Beach in Salvador, Bahia
2.1km / 1.3mi
Praia do Buracão
Praia do Buracão
3.6km / 2.2mi
Praça Colombo, Salvador
Praça Colombo, Salvador
3km / 1.9mi
Largo do Campo da Pólvora
Largo do Campo da Pólvora
Square in Salvador, Brazil
3.5km / 2.2mi
Praça Duque de Caxias
Praça Duque de Caxias
Public square in Salvador, Brazil
3.5km / 2.2mi
Praça dos Veteranos
3.7km / 2.3mi

What to do in Salvador and near Vila Galé Salvador

Forte de Santa Maria
Forte de Santa Maria
Fort and historical good listed by the Bahia Artistic and Cultural Heritage Institute in the city of Salvador
1.9km / 1.2mi
Porto da Barra Beach
Porto da Barra Beach
Beach in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
1.9km / 1.2mi
Palácio de Ondina
Palácio de Ondina
1.1km / 0.67mi
Museu Carlos Costa Pinto
Museu Carlos Costa Pinto
Art and biographical museum in Salvador, Bahia
2km / 1.2mi
Ondina Beach
Ondina Beach
0.6km / 0.36mi
Farol da Barra Beach
Farol da Barra Beach
0.8km / 0.5mi
Parque Zoobotânico Getúlio Vargas
Parque Zoobotânico Getúlio Vargas
Zoo Salvador, Bahia
1.1km / 0.66mi
Palacete do Comendador Bernardo Martins Catharino
Palacete do Comendador Bernardo Martins Catharino
Former home and historical good listed by the Bahia Artistic and Cultural Heritage Institute in the city of Salvador
1.6km / 0.99mi
Museum of Contemporary Art of Bahia
Museum of Contemporary Art of Bahia
Museum in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
1.6km / 1mi
Igreja de São Lázaro e São Roque
Igreja de São Lázaro e São Roque
Church in Salvador, Bahia
0.6km / 0.36mi
Monumento das Gordinhas
Monumento das Gordinhas
0.8km / 0.52mi
Igreja Nossa Senhora da Vitória
Igreja Nossa Senhora da Vitória
Church in Salvador, Bahia
1.9km / 1.2mi
Museu Náutico da Bahia
Museu Náutico da Bahia
Museum in Salvador, Bahia
1.7km / 1.1mi
Barra Lighthouse
Barra Lighthouse
Lighthouse in Bahia, Brazil
1.7km / 1.1mi
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
World Heritage Site in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
2.4km / 1.5mi
Museum of Sacred Art
Museum of Sacred Art
Museum of religious art in Salvador, Bahia
3.4km / 2.1mi
Museum of Modern Art of Bahia
Museum of Modern Art of Bahia
Brazilian museum in Salvador, Bahia
3.1km / 1.9mi
Elevador Lacerda
Elevador Lacerda
Public elevator in Salvador, Brazil
4km / 2.5mi
Church and Monastery of Saint Benedict
Church and Monastery of Saint Benedict
Church building in Salvador, Brazil
3.3km / 2.1mi
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Church building in Salvador, Brazil
3.8km / 2.4mi
Praça Castro Alves
Praça Castro Alves
Public plaza in Salvador, Bahia
3.6km / 2.2mi
Largo do Campo Grande
Largo do Campo Grande
Square in Salvador
2.2km / 1.4mi
Museu Geológico da Bahia
Museu Geológico da Bahia
Museum in Salvador, Bahia
2.1km / 1.3mi
Casa do Rio Vermelho (Rua Alagoinhas, nº 33)
Casa do Rio Vermelho (Rua Alagoinhas, nº 33)
Well listed by the Institute of Artistic and Cultural Heritage of Bahia in the city of Salvador, Bahia
2.9km / 1.8mi
Praia do Rio Vermelho
Praia do Rio Vermelho
Beach in Salvador, Brazil
2.5km / 1.6mi
Fort of Saint Peter
Fort of Saint Peter
Fort and historical good listed by the Bahia Artistic and Cultural Heritage Institute in the city of Salvador
2.5km / 1.6mi
Palácio da Aclamação
Palácio da Aclamação
2.6km / 1.6mi
Rio Vermelho market
Rio Vermelho market
3.8km / 2.4mi
Passeio Público
Passeio Público
Park in Salvador, Bahia
2.6km / 1.6mi
Monumento ao Dois de Julho
Monumento ao Dois de Julho
Sculpture in Salvador, Brazil
2.3km / 1.5mi

About Salvador

Salvador, Brazil, is a city rich in culture and history, offering a variety of experiences for visitors. One of the most significant aspects of Salvador is its historic center, known as Pelourinho. This area features colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and vibrant colors, making it a great place to explore on foot. The Church of Bonfim is another important site, famous for its unique architecture and the tradition of tying ribbons on its gates as a symbol of faith.

The city's cultural scene is lively, with numerous festivals, particularly during Carnival, which showcases the local music and dance traditions, including samba and axé. Visitors can also enjoy local cuisine, which is influenced by African, Indigenous, and Portuguese flavors. Dishes such as acarajé and moqueca are must-tries for anyone looking to experience authentic Bahian food.

For those interested in nature, the beaches of Salvador are worth a visit. Praia do Forte and Porto da Barra are popular spots for relaxation, swimming, and enjoying the sun. Additionally, the Isle of Itaparica offers a more tranquil setting for those looking to escape the city.

Exploring the local markets, such as the Mercado Modelo, can provide insight into the crafts and products of the region. Here, visitors can find handmade goods, traditional clothing, and souvenirs. Finally, engaging with the local music scene, whether through spontaneous performances in the streets or organized events, adds to the experience of Salvador and connects visitors with its vibrant culture.




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