Valenca Attractions
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Valença
Valença (pop. 95,000) lies 272km/169mi south-west of Salvador, reached on BR 324 and BR 101. It can also be reached by taking the ferry to Itaparica, then driving to Nazaré and at Santo Antônio de Jesus turning into BR 101, or alternatively continuing to Aratuipe, 5km/3mi beyond Nazaré, and then taking an unsurfaced road to Valença (47km/29mi).
Valença has preserved a number of colonial buildings, including the Paço Municipal and the church of the Sagrado Coração de Jesus (Sacred Heart), which both date from 1801. On the Rio Una visitors can watch boat builders at work on saveiros, which are still almost entirely hand-made. Within easy reach are the beaches of Guaibibzinho, Taquari and Ponta do Curral (20km/12.5mi). The main attractions of Valença, however, are the islands in the surrounding area with their beautiful unspoiled beaches and some of the oldest townships in Brazil.
Valença (pop. 95,000) lies 272km/169mi south-west of Salvador, reached on BR 324 and BR 101. It can also be reached by taking the ferry to Itaparica, then driving to Nazaré and at Santo Antônio de Jesus turning into BR 101, or alternatively continuing to Aratuipe, 5km/3mi beyond Nazaré, and then taking an unsurfaced road to Valença (47km/29mi).
Valença has preserved a number of colonial buildings, including the Paço Municipal and the church of the Sagrado Coração de Jesus (Sacred Heart), which both date from 1801. On the Rio Una visitors can watch boat builders at work on saveiros, which are still almost entirely hand-made. Within easy reach are the beaches of Guaibibzinho, Taquari and Ponta do Curral (20km/12.5mi). The main attractions of Valença, however, are the islands in the surrounding area with their beautiful unspoiled beaches and some of the oldest townships in Brazil.
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