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About Lomé

Lomé is a rare capital that sits right on a national border: its western edge touches Ghana, and its long palm-fringed beach runs along the Gulf of Guinea. The capital of Togo is a relaxed, low-rise port city, busy with motorbike taxis, market women and the cargo traffic of one of West Africa's deep-water ports.

German colonists made Lomé the capital of their Togoland protectorate in the late nineteenth century, and their legacy survives in the twin-spired cathedral and the restored governor's palace, now the Palais de Lomé arts centre and park. The French period followed, and independence came in 1960, remembered by the monument at the heart of the city. Lomé is also known for its markets, from the wax-print cloth traders of the Grand Marché to the fetish market of Akodessewa, a window into vodun beliefs.

Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport lies north-east of the centre. Lake Togo and the historic village of Togoville are an easy day trip east along the coast.

Best seasonNovember-February (drier months)
Ideal stay2 days
ArrivingGnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport; road from Accra via the Aflao border

10 Reasons to Visit Lomé

Shopping 2

Grand Marche de Lome, Lomé, Maritime, Togo

Grand Marche de Lome

The Grand Marché in the city centre is a multi-level market and the surrounding streets spill over with stalls of food, household...
Village Artisanal de Lome, Lomé, Maritime, Togo

Village Artisanal de Lome

At this crafts centre in the city, artisans work and sell in small workshops: woodcarvers, weavers, leather workers, jewellers and...

Markets 1

Akodessewa Fetish Market, Lomé, Maritime, Togo

Akodessewa Fetish Market

In the Akodessewa district in the east of the city, this market sells ingredients and charms used in vodun, the traditional religi...

Landmarks 2

Independence Monument Lome, Lomé, Maritime, Togo

Independence Monument Lome

Standing on a broad square in the centre, the Independence Monument commemorates Togo's independence from France on 27 April 1960....
Hotel 2 Fevrier, Lomé, Maritime, Togo

Hotel 2 Fevrier

Rising high above the city centre, the Hotel 2 Février tower was built around 1980 and has long been the tallest building in Togo,...

Temples and Shrines 1

Sacred Heart Cathedral Lome, Lomé, Maritime, Togo

Sacred Heart Cathedral Lome

Built by German missionaries in the early 1900s, the Sacred Heart Cathedral is one of the most recognisable buildings in Lomé, its...

Arts 1

Palais de Lome, Lomé, Maritime, Togo

Palais de Lome

Built in the early twentieth century as the residence of the German governor and later used by French and Togolese leaders, this s...

Museums 1

Togo National Museum

Housed in the Palais des Congrès, the national museum displays objects from Togo's many ethnic groups, including masks, statues, j...

Beaches 1

Lome Beachfront

A long sandy beach runs along the city's coast, backed by palm trees and the Boulevard du Mono, with fishing pirogues pulled up on...

History 1

Togoville, Lomé, Maritime, Togo

Togoville

East of the city on the far shore of Lake Togo, Togoville is the village whose chief signed the 1884 treaty with Germany that gave...

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