Porto-Novo

Ouémé Department · Benin

Porto-Novo, Benin
Photo: Élisée.Adad, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
November to March, during the dry season
Budget
$
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Benin's official capital blends Afro-Brazilian architecture, a mosque converted from a colourful colonial-era church design, and royal history at the Honmé Palace. Quieter than Cotonou, it rewards a slow day of museums and faded painted facades.

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