Cape Coast, Elmina and Kakum in Two Days of Memory and Forest
A compact itinerary that allows time for two coastal castles and Kakum’s forest canopy, without mistaking a historical visit for a light excursion.
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Cape Coast Castle is a place of memory connected to the transatlantic slave trade and successive European occupations. Its historic rooms and museum call for an unhurried, attentive visit.
The place
What makes it special
- Explore the museum and historic rooms.
- Learn about the castle’s later administrative role.
- Reflect on slavery and its links to African diasporas.
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- Ghana · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q117
- Ghana · World Countries — mledoze · ODbL 1.0 · World countries dataset by mledoze and contributors · ODbL 1.0
- Ghana · World Bank Open Data · CC BY 4.0 · World Bank
- Ghana · DBpedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · DBpedia
- Cape Coast Castle · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Cape Coast Castle, Victoria Drive, First Ridge, Cape Coast, Cape Coast Metropolitan District, Central Region, Ghana · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Elmina · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Elmina, Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District, Central Region, Ghana · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Elmina Castle · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
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