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General Information:
Bissau is the capital city of Guinea-Bissau on the Geba River estuary, off the Atlantic Ocean. It is a pleasant city with lush green gardens and palm-fringed streets. It is the country's major administrative and military center. Bissau was a Portuguese colony before its independence. The city is dotted with numerous historical sites, mausoleums, mansions, museums and Portuguese forts. The population of the city is around 400000. The climate is tropical with dry seasons and periodic rainfalls.
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Tourist Attractions:
Guinea-Bissau Presidential Palace and the Bissau French Cultural Center are two major landmarks of Bissau. The Museum of African Artifacts houses alluring traditional artifacts and crafts. Other popular places of interest in the main city are Fortaleza d'Amura Barracks, Amilcar Cabral's Mausoleum, Pidjiguiti Memorial, Guinea-Bissau National Arts Institute and Bissau New Stadium. Many historical cites of the city has been demolished due to the Guinea-Bissau Civil War.
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Bolama and Bubaque islands in the Bijagos Archipelago are natural wonderlands with several splendid beaches and varied water sports facilities like diving, kayaking, fishing, rowing, boating and swimming.
Transportation:
Osvaldo Vieira International Airport is the major airport of Guinea Bissau. TAP Air Portugal, Air Senegal, TACV or Cape Verde's Airline and Bargain Airline Air Luxor operates flights to and from the airport. Taxis, minibuses and bush taxis are popular local transport modes. Bissau is not considered as a secure tourist place due to the massive violence by the Guinea-Bissau and Senegalese separatist rebels on the countries border area. Hence tourists are requested not to tour the northern border areas and consult a reliable tourism agency for perfect local information of the country.
Shopping:
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The central market of Bissau is a wonderful shopping spot with a number of stalls displaying local artifacts and crafts. There are also large shopping complexes providing fashionable shopping options.
Hotels:
There are a good number of hotels and lodges that provide comfortable accommodation with modern facilities like air conditioning, swimming, spa, golf, fitness centers, night clubs, bars, discos, cafes and restaurants. Hotel 24 Setembro and Hotti Bissau Hotel are two top class hotels of Bissau.
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