Must-see attractions in Brazzaville

  • Les Rapides

    Brazzaville

    These wide and powerful rapids on the Congo River can be viewed on the outskirts of Brazzaville. Most people observe the rapids from the nearby bar Site…

  • Basilique Sainte-Anne

    Brazzaville

    This modernist 1949 building was the crowning achievement of French architect Roger Erell, who was known for fusing Western architectural ideas with local…

  • La Corniche

    Brazzaville

    This wonderful modernised embankment is a great place for a stroll, and affords fantastic views over the Congo River to Kinshasa, looming in the distance…

  • Brazza Memorial

    Brazzaville

    The body of Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, who founded the settlement that became Brazzaville, was returned to Congo in 2006 and is…

  • Hôtel de Ville

    Brazzaville

    Brazzaville's modernist city hall has an enviable location just by the Congo River, and anyone who has spent time in France will notice the unmistakable…

  • Marché Total

    Brazzaville

    Brazza's biggest market, in the neighbourhood of Bacongo, Marché Total sells everything from technological wonders and caterpillars to monkeys and…

  • Marché Poto-Poto

    Brazzaville

    This sprawling and chaotic market in the heart of one of Brazza's busiest residential neighbourhoods is a good place to wander and see locals food…

  • Palais du Peuple

    Brazzaville

    Heavily guarded and best not approached or photographed, this is the residence of Congo's long-term president, Denis Sassou N'Guesso.

  • Marché Touristique

    Brazzaville

    Sift through all the tat at Brazzaville's tourist market and you'll find some decent weavings and woodcarvings.

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