São Cristóvão

Worth seeing in and around São Cristóvão

5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   São Francisco Square

   São Francisco Square is a historic plaza in São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil. The square, or praça, is an open space surrounded by Portuguese colonial-period buildings such as the Church and Convent of Santa Cruz, the Misericórdia Hospital and Church, the Provincial Palace and buildings from later periods.

   200 m · plaza in São Cristóvão, Brazil · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Parish Church of Our Lady of Victory

   The Parish Church of Our Lady of Victory is a 17th-century Roman Catholic church in São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil. The church is one of the earliest remaining structures in both the municipality of São Cristóvão and the state of Sergipe; it is also one of the main elements of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão.

   200 m · church in São Cristovão · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of Black Men

   The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of Black Men is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church located in São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil. The church is located on Rua Cel.

   300 m · Roman catholic church · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church and Convent of Santa Cruz

   The Church and Convent of Santa Cruz, also known as the Church and Convent of São Francisco is a 17th-century Roman Catholic structure located in São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil. It is built in the Baroque style and occupies the north of São Francisco Square.

   100 m · Roman catholic church in São Cristóvão, Brazil · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Sobrado à Rua das Flores

   The Sobrado at Rua das Flores is a 17th-century Portuguese-colonial era sobrado, or urban manor house, in São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil. It was listed as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage in 1943.

   100 m · house in São Cristóvão · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Christ the Redeemer Statue (Cristo Redentor). Constructed on the base of the 16th-century São Gonçalo Chapel. Conjunto do Carmo. Complex of churches and a convent. Igreja e Convento de São Francisco. Built in 1693, it houses the country's third most important Sacred Art Museum. Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Vitória. Built in 1608. Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Homens Pretos. Santa Casa da Misericórdia.

From Wikivoyage: São Cristóvão, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Sobrado, Praça da Matriz, 40,.

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Getting to São Cristóvão

Airports

Zumbi dos Palmares (MCZ), 228 km · Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães (SSA), 243 km

• Maceió → São Cristóvão

  220 km · quickest by road, 4h 47m · R$75–105
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• Salvador → São Cristóvão

  259 km · quickest by road, 5h 17m · R$85–110
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• Recife → São Cristóvão

  416 km · quickest by road, 8h 36m · R$140–185
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