Rich in history
Luanda, an amalgamation of two different boroughs, is the largest city and also the capital of
Angola,
located on the Atlantic Ocean. The low-lying old town of Baixa, which sits next to the country's main port, is characterised by narrow streets and old colonial buildings. Visit the National Anthropological Museum,the Eiffel-built Ferro Palace,the ornate Baroque church Nosa Senhora de Nazare, Hotel Grande Universo and the special open-air market Roque Santeiro.
The high-altitude part of the city, Cidade Alta,was the place where the Portuguese settled in the sixteenth century. Go back in time during a visit to the Fort Sao Miguel they built, which houses the Military Museum. Also very special; the slave museum and one of the largest crafts markets in the south of this special city. Where the world can't find you...
