Place des Tirailleurs (Dakar) — this is a square featuring a statue dedicated to African history, especially to the Senegalese soldiers who participated in World War I and in the construction of Dakar’s railway station. The statue of French soldier Dupont and French West African rifleman Demba (executed in bronze by French sculptor Paul Ducuing […]
Olympique Club (Boulevard Martin Luther King, cornice ouest, Dakar) – this is a fitness facility, which offers a variety of classes (such as aerobics, oriental dance, and yoga), as well as fitness machines and weights. There is also a swimming pool here, and as many as eight tennis courts. Tennis champion Serena Williams visited Olympique […]
The Antenna Gallery (9, rue Felix Faure, Dakar) – in existence since 1972, this gallery is dedicated to African tribal art. Among the items shown are the Marthe Everlé and Claude Everlé collections (consisting of wooden masks, figures, stools and beds from 15 countries in West and Central Africa, along with Benin and Dogon bronzes […]
Îles des Madaleines (Dakar): estas islas, frente a la costa de Dakar, fueron un santuario de aves que se convirtió en un parque nacional en 1976 (el más pequeño del mundo). Its designation as a national park was made to protect birds (including rare species), as well as the dwarf baobabs found there. For a […]
IFAN Museum / Museum of African Art (Place de Soweto, Dakar): This is one of the oldest art museums in West Africa. It was founded in 1936 as part of the Fundamental d’Afrique Noire Institute (IFAN) during the French colonial period, and was transferred to the Cheikh Anta Diop University in 1960. It has important […]
Slave House (Gorée Island, Dakar): This building, which facilitated the dispatch of slaves from West Africa captured to the Americas, was built by the Dutch in 1776. The Portuguese built a slave retention facility on the island in 1444. The tours of this building highlight the separate waiting areas for men, women and children. An […]
Henriette-Bathily Women’s Museum (Rue Malavois and Saint-Germain, Goree Island, Dakar): This museum, opened in 1994, is located in a French colonial residence built at the end of 1700 and which at that time was owned by the rich businesswoman Victoria Albis, owner of slaves. During the 1800s, it was converted into an island court, and […]
Guembeul Reserve – this natural reserve consists of over 720 hectares of saline lagoon, mangrove wetlands, and savannah woodland. Towards the entrance to the Reserve is a small museum which gives visitors an overview of its flora and fauna. Animal life here is varied – including wild boars, patas monkeys, desert hedgehogs, gerbils, porcupines, and […]
Goree Island (Dakar): about twenty minutes by car from Dakar, this island, deeply rooted in the history of the slave trade. From the beginning of the 16th century until the middle of the 19th century, men, women and children gathered in this small piece of land, locked in cells before being sent to the New […]
Gandiol (near Saint-Louis) – this is a seaside region near the French colonial town of Saint-Louis. With farming and fishing being among the major economic activities in this part of Senegal, the tourist-friendly sites here include the Guembeul Reserve (where animals such as turtles, gazelles, red monkeys, and oryx are found), and the Langue de […]