We tried to visit the gate. Once on the beach , very pushy "guides" that asked us to pay. While there was nothing to see. Huge construction of a new resort (right nexto) going on. Now is not the time...
We were told that the local authorities are developing the site and will include a model of a slave ship which will demonstrate how people were packed in for the trip across the Atlantic. While we wer...
Vitally important site to see and an important monument of remembrance
Located a 4km or so walk from Ouidah, this is worth the trip out. The monument is striking both in size and as a structure of remembrance for everyone who was forced to leave these shores. There a...
Not worth a special trip
The road here is under construction a 3 mile walk from town which I walked just to pass time. Rather dissappointing
Currently unable to visit. Pushy "guides"
We tried to visit the gate. Once on the beach , very pushy "guides" that asked us to pay. While there was nothing to see. Huge construction of a new resort (right nexto) going on. Now is not the time...
Work in progress
We were told that the local authorities are developing the site and will include a model of a slave ship which will demonstrate how people were packed in for the trip across the Atlantic. While we wer...
Vitally important site to see and an important monument of remembrance
Located a 4km or so walk from Ouidah, this is worth the trip out. The monument is striking both in size and as a structure of remembrance for everyone who was forced to leave these shores. There a...
Superb monument
This is a very artistic and meaningful monument to a dreadful period of history. The choice of the location on the beach is also very suggestive