Revisit History on the Voyage to Accra

From the tales of Ghana you learn the most prevalent name of a city that runs across the coast of Atlantic Ocean. The city that has formed the history and has preserved the pages from the past is none other the city of Accra which is the capital and the largest city of the country. Accra is Ghana’s primate city serving as the financial and economic hub of the country.

The city does not stay silent about its entrenched involvement with the cultural and social formation of the country which can be witnessed from the museums, galleries and restored historical sites that give you a glimpse of the past of the country. The city and its colorful attractions both from the past and present are calling you out to experience and live through them. So get your cheap flights to Accra booked at the cheapest possible prices and fly to this part of West Africa that till date reminisces its past dating back to the nineteenth century.

Accra which is one of the largest metropolitan cities of Africa has in all in there to bring awe to your trip. There is Victorian era colonial architecture coupled with the modern high rise skyscrapers scattered through the city. The contrasting cultures and social fabric will bring further excitement to your trip to Accra. Accra is beyond doubt Ghana’s most popular economic and cultural hub. The splurge of activities and the affluence of cultural life makes Accra is the most lovable tourist spot in Ghana. So if this year you want to indulge yourself in the actual African holiday experience then Accra is the right choice.

The famous historical site in the city has some notable landmarks and historical sites kept well intact to speak loud of the past of the city. These landmarks have become the national monuments of the country and are of great interest to the visitors who are coming into the city. Amongst those celebrated national monuments the Ussher Fort is the one that tells tales of Dutch influence in the country who intruded into the region back into the seventeenth century. This historical monument lies on the east of the city resting on a rocky point between two lagoons.

Built for the Dutch Gold Coast Treaty negotiation this Ussher Fort was then transferred to the French and then finally to the British in the nineteenth century. Of all the twenty seven forts built in Ghana built by the Portuguese, Dutch and British Ussher Fort and the a few others are well restored by the Ghanaian government. This Fort in particular is restored from the funding from European Commission and UNESCO. The Fort is destined to become one of the national museums and the Centre for International Documentation. You must the last of the remaining symbols of the colonial history of Ghana when you are visiting Accra. The tour to the fort is reflective of the extent of European influence in the region centuries ago.