Fort Prinzenstein

Volta Region · Ghana

Fort Prinzenstein, Ghana
Photo: Forgive Kwashie Agboada, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
November to March
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
Open in maps

Built by the Danes near the coastal town of Keta, this fort was tied to the trade in enslaved people in the eastern Volta region. Erosion from the sea has swallowed part of the structure, leaving a haunting ruin.

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