Historic sites
Ganvié stilt village, Benin
Ganvié, Atlantique
A village built entirely on stilts in Lake Nokoué, home to about 20,000 people, reached by pirogue from Abomey-Calavi.
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Historic sites
Ouidah and the Route des Esclaves, Benin
Ouidah, Atlantique
The centre of the Vodun (voodoo) religion, with the Python Temple and the 4 km Route des Esclaves to the 'Door of No Return' on the beach.