Maputo: Attractions and more...
Many are the colonial Portuguese-style buildings the tourist can admire walking
around Maputo.
The oldest historic site is the fort, where you can patrol the ramparts, look
at the old cannons or just sit and relax.
The Roman Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima.
Another interesting spot is the train station, designed and built in the early
1900s by the same Eiffel who gave us the famous tower in Paris.
Other highlights include the Botanic Gardens, the National Art Museum, the Alvaro
Castro Museum of Natural History, the Museum of the Revolution and the lively
Municipal Market, full of fruit, vegetables, spices and basketwork.
Beaches in the city area are not exceptional, but Macaneta beach, less than
an hour's drive away from the city, is really gorgeous.
The Maputo Elephant Reserve, south of the city deserves a visit, too!
