the pousada

The Pousada Bahia Pelô has been opened with the idea to facilitate your tours around this incredible architectural colonial treasure, of multi-colored houses and many churches.
With a privileged location in Ladeira do Carmo, between the Carmo Convent and the Jorge Amado Foundation in the Largo do Pelourinho square, next to the staircase of the Holy Sacrament church, known as Paço church, scenery immortalized for being the scene of the masterpiece of Brazilian cinema, The Given Word, winner of the Golden Palm at the 1962 Cannes festival.
The colonial mansion of the eighteenth century where it operates, finely restored and furnished, is situated among numerous atelier of renowned artists, and craft jewelers who work the wonderful Brazilian gems, including the emeralds from Bahia.