Ivory Coast - Côte d'Ivoire
Grand-Bassam - Assinie
Grand-Bassam is a city in Côte d'Ivoire, lying east of Abidjan. It was the French colonial capital city from 1893 until 1896, when the administration was transferred to Bingerville after a bout of yellow fever. Many french old colonial style buildings are still remaining and Grand-Bassam was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012.
Assinie (or Assinie-Mafia) is located 80 kilometres east of Abidjan along the coast of the Gulf of Guinea. Assinie-Mafia is a long narrow settlement along the coast on both sides of the outlet of Aby Lagoon. The area is a favourite destination for wealthy inhabitants of Abidjan for the weekend in their luxery villas and huts. You will find also in Assinie nice Lodges, restaurants and bars.
BEST TIME to VISIT COTE D'IVOIRE
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to ASSINIE
December to March
young boy on the beach
mother and baby
woman in pink
young boy learning to surf
young boy
Unusual building with an angel and a woman
young boy
colorful women
young boys
young boy
women
young boys
young boy near a fishing boat
beach and atlantic ocean
fishing boat
fishing boats
fishing boats and a boy in pink
fishing boats and fishermen
return of the fishermen
fishermen
fishermen
fishermen
fisherman
fishing boats on the beach
local market
local market
market
market
young boys swimming
sandy beach
sandy beach
we don't recommend Grand-Bassam for the beaches
children and fishing boats
woman and children
relax on the beach admiring the Atlantic ocean
woman and young baby
fruits shop along the road
women carrying goods on their head
fruits shop along the road
clothes shop
women and a man
women carrying goods
men on a motorbike
women and a baby
local restaurant
steert view and an old damaged french colonial house
street view
fruits shop along the road
old french colonial building - today a government building
women carrying goods
fisherman and boats
old french colonial building
coconut plantation with cattle grazing
some beach are full of plastic and waste
old french colonial building
entrance of a hotel
old french colonial building very well refurbished
woman and baby
fishermen working on a boat
Ivory Coast is a Republic but there is still the traditional kings with a local power
woman
market
women carring goods on their head
women going to the central market
fruits shop along the road and charcoal bags
fruits shop along the road
street view with women carrying goods on their head
women buying fruits or charcoal in the red bags
coconut plantation
fruits shop along the road
Return of the fishermen
man pushing a cart
colorful house in a village on the Atlantic Ocean
young boys playing
colorful house in a village on the Atlantic Ocean
colorful houses in a village on the Atlantic Ocean
a motorbike on Atlantic avenue
colorful house in a village on the Atlantic Ocean
young boys playing
young boys
young boys playing
colorful house in a village on the Atlantic Ocean
young boy learning surf
colorful house in a village on the Atlantic Ocean
young boys playing in the waves
colorful house in a village on the Atlantic Ocean
young boys playing
village on the Atlantic Ocean
after school
beautiful house