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Golden Baroque interiors and hand-painted tiles inside Pelourinho's most ornate church.
A private tour of the Igreja e Convento de São Francisco, famous for its gold-leafed Baroque interior and intricate azulejo tiles, with a licensed guide to explain the church's role in Brazil's colonial and cultural history.
This tour is exclusively for your own group. The Church and Convent of São Francisco is one of the most visually striking UNESCO-listed sites in Pelourinho, and your guide explains the stories behind its Baroque gold interior and Portuguese tilework.
A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.
Meets in Pelourinho, Salvador; hotel pickup can be arranged.
See one of Brazil's most ornate colonial church interiors, covered in gold leaf.
Examine the intricate Portuguese blue-and-white tilework throughout the complex.
Visit the church within the context of Salvador's historic old town.
Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.
A private tour of the Igreja e Convento de São Francisco, famous for its gold-leafed Baroque interior and intricate azulejo tiles, with a licensed guide to explain the church's role in Brazil's colonial and cultural history. This tour is exclusively for your own group. The Church and Convent of São Francisco is one of the most visually striking UNESCO-listed sites in Pelourinho, and your guide explains the stories behind its Baroque gold interior and Portuguese tilework.
The church's foundation stone was laid in 1708, the building was finished around 1723, and the convent was completed in 1752. Decoration continued for decades, and the whole complex is usually described as finished around 1782 when the tilework and gatehouse were done.
The interior is known for carved woodwork covered in gold leaf, and the cloister is lined with Portuguese azulejo tiles. Tile panels signed in 1737 reproduce scenes from the life of St. Francis, and some sources say it holds more azulejos than any other church in Latin America, a claim we treat as popular rather than confirmed.
The church is part of the Pelourinho Historic Centre inscribed by UNESCO in 1985. Because the gilding is concentrated in a very small space, a guide helps you decode the saints, symbols and tile stories rather than just look at the shine.
Every Voyzo tour is a starting point — tell us what you have in mind and we'll build it.
