FESTIVALS
A popular feature of Ghana is the great festivals held around the country, for the most joyous affairs when locals dress up in their finest traditional attire and tourists are welcome to join in. Some of the more important of perhaps 100 local festivals have become special tourism events. » View List of Festivals |
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ATTRACTIONS Nzulezo Village
The fascinating stilted village of Nzulezo, founded some 500 years ago above
the jungle-bound Lake Amansuri, centerpiece of a community-based wetland reserve that supports a dazzling assemblage of rare brids. |
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Larabanga Mosque
The haunting crvaceuos adobe architecture of northern Ghana, exemp- lified by
the medieval Larabanga Mosque nears the entrance of Mole National Park, and
the century-old Wa-Na’s Palace in the remote town of Wa. |
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Posuban Shrines
The Posuban shrines of Elmina, Anomabu and Mankessim, outsized and mildly surreal military storehouse whose fusion of indigenous and exotic iconography attests to five centuries of interaction with European traders and settlers. |
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Abosomfie "Fetish Shrines"
The ten ancient Abosomfie ‘fetish shrines’ that dot the lush countryside of Asante, many of which remain in active use, and which were collectively proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. |
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