Historic sites in Benin

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.

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.