Elmina

Central Region · Ghana

Elmina, Ghana
Photo: Mwintirew, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
November to March
Budget
$
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A fishing town built around one of the oldest European forts in sub-Saharan Africa, its harbour crowded with brightly painted pirogues. The whitewashed castle and busy waterfront tell intertwined stories of trade and captivity.

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