Maputo is a colorful city with many things to see and experience. It’s a coastal town, with a long stretch of white beaches that are lined with shops and restaurants where you can relax and enjoy the tropical weather. Spend the day at the handicraft market haggling over ironwood statuettes or traditional batik capulanas. At night, you’ll see that Maputo is a city that never sleeps: the old town is littered with vibrant bars and restaurants with a booming night-life.
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SPAZIO RESTAURANT
Meat is meat, and chicken is salad, as they say. The best meat – the best steak in Mozambique – is found here. Spazio is a recently refurbished local restaurant with a great atmosphere, outside seating, and a smoky indoors bar.
Photo: Boa Vida Maputo
COSTA DO SOL RESTAURANT
A Maputo classic dating from 1938, this beachside place draws the crowds on weekend afternoons. There’s seating on the large sea-facing porch or indoors, and an array of seafood dishes and grills, with prawns the speciality.
Photo: Viva Moçambique
MAPUTO RAILWAY STATION
One of Maputo’s most imposing buildings, the railway station’s dome was designed by an associate of Gustav Eiffel. The station features impressive wrought-iron lattice work that’s worth a look. Inside is the Kulungwana Espaço Artístico, with a small exhibition of works by local and visiting artists, and sculptures and paintings for sale.
Photo: Wikipedia Commons
MAPUTO COASTAL FORT
In the mid-19th century, the Portuguese built Maputo’s fort near the site of an earlier (Dutch) fort. Nowadays, the fort contains a garden and a small museum on early Portuguese settlers. Here also, the carved wooden coffin of Ngungunhane (final ruler of the famed kingdom of Gaza) can be seen.
Photo: mapio.net
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Besides taxidermy specimens with computer terminals providing explanations, an ethnography exhibit and a display containing what is probably the region’s only collection of elephant foetuses, the Museum of Natural History also boasts impressive Manueline architecture and a mural by Malangatana in its garden.
Photo: Secosud II Italian Cooperation Project
HANDICRAFT MARKETS
There are handicraft markets in various locations in Maputo City. Barter with gusto, and you can find some treasures here, ranging from inlaid african hardwoord boxes, statues and chessboards with marble pieces to a simple fridge magnet. Look and you shall find.
Photo: Julie in Africa
THE TROUGH OF THE GODS
The “Manjar dos Deuses”, as it’s called in Portuguese, is an excellent little restaurant in Maputo center. If you’re looking for steak done right, look no further. Or maybe, eat then look further. Maputo restaurants are competitive!
Photo: Boa Vida Maputo
DO YOU THINK YOU’VE SEEN IT ALL?
More things to do in Maputo
Architecture
Statue of Samora Machel
Maputo Wedding Palace
25 June Square
Workers’ Square
Greek Orthodox Church
Art
Nucleo d’Arte
Malangatana Gallery
National Museum of Art
Central Cultural Franco-Moçambicano
Chissano Gallery
Restaurants
Bel Piatto (Italian)
Inter Thai
Leilani’s Garden (Ethiopian)
Wine Lovers (French and Portuguese)
Fun & Sightseeing
Visit to Inhaca Island
Kite surfing
Clube Naval
FEMA art and craft market
City tours on a train
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