Not only a good place to shop (prices are actually marked and there's no pressure to buy), but also a fine introduction to the arts and crafts of Guinea-Bissau's many ethnicities. Purchases help young trainees learn traditional artisanship.
Centro de Arte Juvenil
Bissau
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17.11 MILES
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1.52 MILES
Surrounded by imposing, if decomposing stone walls, this fort, originally built in 1753, is the headquarters of the Guinean military and off-limits to…
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Assembleia Ministério da justiça
0.68 MILES
Greco-Roman-style building housing the Ministry of Justice.
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1. Assembleia Ministério da justiça
0.68 MILES
Greco-Roman-style building housing the Ministry of Justice.
1.17 MILES
The newly renovated presidential palace dominates Praça dos Heróis Nacionais at the northern end of Av Amílcar Cabral. Damaged during the civil war, its…
1.39 MILES
Three separate monuments to martyrs of the 1959 Pidjiguit Massacre when striking dockworkers were killed by the colonial police force. August 3rd, the day…
1.52 MILES
Surrounded by imposing, if decomposing stone walls, this fort, originally built in 1753, is the headquarters of the Guinean military and off-limits to…
17.11 MILES
An inspiring community project that introduces visitors to the traditions of the Papel people. Pano de pente, symbolic weavings made by Papel men on large…