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WE travel to SENEGAL

2018

Our trip to the discovery of your next dream destination, takes us this time to Senegal.

Founded in 1857 by the French, the City of Dakar is located on the Cape Verde peninsula, on the west coast of Senegal. For several centuries, it was the largest slave trade center in the Americas. The city only became capital of this country in 1903 replacing Saint Louis. Places of interest to visit: the presidential palace, the cathedral, the central market, the fish market and the Isle of Gorée, classified World Heritage of Humanity.

Senegalese gastronomy is a mix of European and African influences. Fish, vegetables, rice and couscous are the basic ingredients of the dishes.

80 km south of Dakar, lies the tourist area of ​​the "little coast", la petite côte, which includes several bathing resorts such as Somone, Palmerin and the best known Saly Portudal. In addition to the beaches, the craft shops will captivate your attention. It is also recommended to visit Bandia Park, a nature reserve, at Lago Rosa, famous for being the last stage of the Dakar rally due to its coloration, due to the high salt levels that exist there and to one of several traditional villages.

In St. Louis, the first permanent settlement in Senegal, you can discover the Faidherbe Bridge, which links the island to the African continent. Lose yourself in the fishing district of Guet Ndar where your multicolored canoes will catch your eye and visit the cathedral.

Not to miss the Djoudj Park, a sort of national bird sanctuary.

Touba, one of the most important cities, like Dakar, is a sacred place for the Mourides, one of the most important Muslim confraternities in the country. Make sure you get to know your mosque. As it is so close, you can visit Banjul, the capital of The Gambia, to visit Banjul Jufureh, to better understand the history of slavery to which the inhabitants of that country were subjected. And the Isle of James, a UNESCO World Heritage site, for having immense traces of European colonization in Africa.

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