Elmina Castle
Good to know
- Best time to go
- November to March, during the dry harmattan season
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
Built by the Portuguese in 1482, this whitewashed fortress on Ghana's coast is the oldest European building in sub-Saharan Africa. Guided tours through its dungeons and the Door of No Return confront the history of the transatlantic slave trade, while the fishing harbour below bustles with painted pirogues.
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