La Porte Du Non Retour

semana santa 2017

atarccion normal,es el final de la ruta de los exclavos,monumento moderno sin mas,para la tipica foto,al lado un par de garitos de recuerdos.

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...