Sights in Casamance
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Ferme de Djibelor
Heading 5km west out of town, you can walk through the vast greenness of the Ferme de Djibelor, which has a large, tropical fruit and flower garden to enjoy (and from which to purchase fresh produce).
It also has a rather bizarre crocodile farm at the back, where you can get close to Nile crocs in all ages and sizes - from tiny babies to 'granddads', though knowing that they're kept to be one day slaughtered for their meat and skin spoils the fun a little (the crocodile products from the farm can be exported legally, as they're not taken from wild animals).
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Rue du Commerce
Any day around town should also take you along Rue du Commerce, which runs parallel to the river - not only for the stunning view, but for the impressive sight of dozens of pirogue makers and painters, fishermen and women cleaning mussels. The best place to see them at work is the stretch of coast between the Hôtel Kadiandoumagne and the restaurant Le Erobon.
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Post Office Building
Central Ziguinchor, with its colourful colonial buildings and wide streets overlooked by mighty trees, is well worth exploring for an afternoon. Interesting buildings include the central post office on Rue du Général de Gaulle (there are occasional open days, on which you can visit all those parts of the structure you don't normally get to see).
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Markets
Close to action, the Marché Artisanal and the Marché Saint-Maur, both on Av Lycée Guignabo, tempt with woodcarvings, fabrics and, more ordinarily, fresh fruit and vegetables.
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cathedral
The stunning cathedral is the undoubted architectureal highlight of Ziguinchor.
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