With a lot of wonderful tour places, the State of Bahia offers the visitors a different variety. Beautiful beaches, natural pools, open sea, falésias (rocky coast), waterfalls, grottoes, caves, among other natural beauties that make anyone fascinated; not to mention the important cultural and historical centers that tell a little about the country's history. And, the best of all, the attractions are not only in the capital, instead, they're spread across the state. Salvador is the third largest metropolis of the country. For this reason, it has all the conditions to offer its visitors and local population not only the facilities of a modern and developed urban center, but also incomparable natural beauty, with its 34 km of well preserved beautiful beaches, which are fantastic leisure options. Besides, the streets of the Salvador Historical Center, called Pelourinho, can take the tourist to a fantast trip to the beginning of Brazil's history. There, specialists in the local culture, the tour guides, explain everything about the main places to visit in the city. This way, the tourism has been constantly recognized by the government as employment and revenue source, boosting the development of the state, arts and the preservation of historical, artistic and cultural patrimonies. This preservation program divided the state in tour regions. Some of them are: Baía de Todos os Santos, the bay where capital Salvador is located; Chapada Diamantina, with the City of Lençóis as its main support place to visit grottoes, caves and waterfalls; Baleias Coast, composed of Mucuri, Caravelas, Alcobaça Cities, the National Sea Park of Abrolhos and Prado; Coqueiros Coast, with very beautiful beaches and few people, and which includes Lauro de Freitas, Sauípe Coast, Fort Beach and Imbassaí; Cacau Coast, whose main place is Ilhéus, and which also includes Canavieiras, Itacaré, the Biological Reserve of Una, Margarida and Muta Salt Mines; the Discovery Coast, where the main cities are: Arraial D'Ajuda, Belmonte, Santa Cruz de Cabrália and Porto Seguro; Dendê Coast, which has a group of cities with international recognition: Morro de São Paulo, Guaibim, Valença, Boipeba, Baía de Camamu and Maraú, among others. This variety of tour places provide the visitors with new leisure and entertainment options, appreciating the potential that each of them can offer, such as the practice of sports and the most varied types of tour: ecotourism, adventure tour, rural tour, religious tour and cultural tour. And the attractions are not over. The coast of Bahia is also considered as one of the best places to practice the type of sports that has been attracting more and more people all over the world: the surf. Several places of the state are listed as offering good waves, such as Ilhéus, Itacaré, Salvador and all the Coqueiros Coast region, especially Fort Beach. The State of Bahia is full of wonderful leisure options, which combine natural and cultural beauties, as well as historical riches. Enjoy them! Come see, and become a fan!