Santo Antonio da Barra Fort and Nautic Museum of Bahia, State of Bahia, Brazil

4.5 (3.013 reviews) Monday: Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #16 in Salvador Speciality Museums • Historic Sites

Amazing place

Housed in Fort Santo Antonio da Barra, a fine exemple of 16thcentury portuguese military architecture, that is the site of Santo Antônio Lighthouse, better known as the "Farol da Barra", the first beacon for shipping in the Americas, the Museu Náutico da Bahia (Maritime Museum of Bahia) contains a rich collection that reflects Brazil's seafaring history, particularly of colonial period. Housed in the Museum you will find a significant numbers of archeological treasures retrieved from the undersea site of the Portuguese Galleon "Santíssimo Sacramento", sank off the coast of the city of Salvador in 1668. Open Tue-Sun 9.00am-6pm (all days in January and July).
Salvador review images

Address

Largo do Farol da Barra s/n Barra, Salvador, State of Bahia 40140-650 Brazil

Mobile

(71) 3264-3296

Website

http://www.museunauticodabahia.org.br/

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 3:45 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 3:45 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 3:45 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 3:45 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 3:45 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 3:45 PM

Current local date and time now

Monday, May 13, 2024, 16:20

User Ratings

4.5 based on (3.013 reviews)

Excellent

52%

Good

39%

Satisfactory

Poor

Terrible

Reviews

4Edward D. 5:00 PM May 31, 2021
Worth a visit!
Forte de Santo Antonio da Barra is a fort located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It was constructed to guard the entrance to the Bay of All Saints (Bahia de todos os Santos), during the time of the Portuguese Empire. The first Portuguese fortification erected in Bahia was likely built in 1501, on the same area now occupied by the Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra. The foundation stone of that first fortification was placed in an area called Ponta do Padrão, now known as the Largo do Farol da Barra, the broad public square in front of the fort. The fort also houses the 22 meter (72 ft)-high Barra Lighthouse and the Nautical Museum of Bahia. The Santo Antônio da Barra Fort is protected as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage.
4ElisabethSoares 5:00 PM Jun 29, 2012
Beautiful place!
The current Forte Santo Antonio da Barra is one of the oldest military fortifications of Bahia, built in 1598. Known simply as Farol da Barra for its lighthouse, the fort houses a small nautical museum, which contains maps, navigation equipments, and maquettes of old Portuguese and Spanish ships.