2024

GOVERNOR'S HOUSE

Mansion to visit

Remains of the colonial house of a former German officer named Jesko von Puttkammer. It was named Misa after the Hungarian princess Misa von Esterházy, with whom he was in love. The Governor's house offers a splendid view of Kpalimé and the German cemetery where the grave of Ernst Baumann, a German scientist, is located. You will find local guides on site who can tell you about the history of this building. If you wish to visit the cemetery, you will need to ask the guides for permission.

Read more
 
2024

GAZETTED MISSAHOE FOREST

Natural site to discover

Covering nearly 15,000 ha along the southern slopes of the Togo Mountains, this forest offers a remarkable biodiversity, one of the richest in Togo. You can see while walking there tree species such as iroko, mahogany, frake, cordia, giant yucca and many other tropical trees. Birds are also numerous: bulbul, Senegal coucal, kingfishers, parrots... as well as insects such as beetles, lepidopterans and moths.

Read more