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Where To Go Freetown. Rising up from the tropical waters of Africa’s largest natural harbour, Sierra Leone’s vibrant capital seems to sprawl as far as the eye can see across undulating wooded hills. While the fabled lion-shaped mountains said to have inspired Portuguese navigator Pedro de Sintra to name his ‘discovery’ Serra Lyoa frame ...
23 Things to Know Before you Go to Freetown, Sierra Leone. How to get around, how to dress, and how to eat mangoes: a guide to Sierra Leone’s capital city. Arrive by sea. Lungi International, Freetown’s airport, is across a sea estuary from Freetown. You can go the long way round over land, but the quickest and safest airport transfer is by ...
Dec 8, 2021 · December 8, 2021. History, Itinerary. The capital of Sierra Leone, Freetown, is usually the first stop during a trip to this West Africa country. Founded in 1792 as a settlement for freed slaves coming from North America (hence its name), the port city, which now counts around 1.2 million people, is perched on the hills overlooking the Atlantic ...
Freetown is the capital city of Sierra Leone and is the heart of the Western region, with around a million inhabitants. It is on a peninsula on the south bank of the estuary of the Sierra Leone River. The city lies at the foot of the peninsula mountains and faces one of the best natural harbours on the west coast of Africa.
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, and a major port on the Atlantic Ocean. Freetown is the hub of the nation's administrative, financial, educational, communications, cultural, and economic center.
In 1792, Freetown became one of Britain’s first colonies in West Africa. It is the largest city and also capital of Sierra Leone lying on the peninsula near the Atlantic coast and hosts the third largest natural harbour in the world – Elizabeth II Quay.
Freetown. First settled in the 18th century by freed slaves from America, Nova Scotia and Great Britain, Freetown is a thriving cultural capital on the Atlantic coast of Sierra Leone. Standing in the center of downtown is the majestic cotton tree, a symbol of freedom said to have been standing since the first arrival of the free settlers.
