Mozambique Island

The Island of Mozambique — Ilha de Moçambique — is a small coral island connected to the mainland by a bridge and recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its outstanding Swahili-Portuguese architecture spanning four centuries. The northern stone town preserves the 16th-century Fort of São Sebastião, the oldest complete fort in sub-Saharan Africa, alongside churches, mosques, and mansions in varying states of picturesque decay. The palm-fringed reed town on the southern end of the island maintains a living traditional community.