Mont-Bouët Market

Estuaire Province · Gabon

Mont-Bouët Market, Gabon
Photo: Estrella230, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
June–September
Budget
$
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Mont-Bouët is the largest and busiest market in Libreville, a sprawling maze where nearly anything can be bought amid a crush of stalls and vendors. Fresh fish and produce, imported goods, fabrics, spices, electronics and hardware fill its lanes, and the noise and colour capture the commercial pulse of the capital. Traders come from across Gabon and neighbouring countries, making it a crossroads of goods and languages. For visitors it is the place to experience everyday city life and to shop for local ingredients and household wares.

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