Historic sites

Ilha de Moçambique

Mozambique Nampula

Ilha de Moçambique
Photo: F Mira from Lisbon, Portugal, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A small coral island that was the capital of Portuguese East Africa for centuries, a UNESCO site, with the Fortress of São Sebastião and colonial 'Stone Town'.


A long bridge links it to the mainland. Check travel advice for Nampula province.

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