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Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Maputo" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The Fort Nossa Senhora da Conceição of Lourenço Marques, nowadays known as the Maputo Fortress (Fortaleza de Maputo) is located at Praça 25 de Junho and represents one of the main historical monuments of the city of Maputo, former Lourenço Marques, in Mozambique. It has a square floor plan, built in reddish stone masonry.
Despite its tourism assets and its proximity to South Africa, one of the world's top tourist destinations, Mozambique has the lowest tourist numbers of all its neighbours except Malawi. [2] Tourism was a very profitable industry in the pre-independence period. Rhodesians and South Africans visited Beira and Mozambique's southern beaches.
The Tunduru Gardens is public park and garden in downtown Maputo, Mozambique. It was designed in 1885 by British gardener Thomas Honney. It is home to tennis courts owned by the Mozambique Tennis Federation. [1] [2]
The Mercado Central de Maputo (the Maputo Central Market in English) is a market in the centre of Mozambique’s capital city of Maputo. It is well-known for its design, which dates back to around 1900. The market is also called the "Bazar da Baixa" (downtown bazaar). [1]
Maputo City is the geographically smallest and most densely populated province in Mozambique. [5] Maputo is a cosmopolitan city, with Xitsonga, Portuguese, and, to a lesser extent, Arabic, Indian, and Chinese languages and cultures present. [citation needed] Almost 50% of Maputo speaks Portuguese as a native language as of 2017. [7]