Introduction
Togo's capital, Lom, is the only capital in the world situated right next to a border. The city itself is a mixture of the traditional, especially around the Grand March, and the modern. The fetish market, with its intriguing voodoo charms, lotions and potions, and the Village Artisanal are interesting places to wander. The coast is rather disappointing and visitors have to leave the city well behind to find a nice spot.
Other towns of interest include Togoville, where the colonial treaty between the Germans and the ruler Mlapa III was signed. The chief still shows copies of the treaty to visitors. In the village itself, there are numerous voodoo shrines and the Roman Catholic Cathedral, built by the Germans. The nearby Lake Togo is popular with watersports enthusiasts. Anho, Togo's colonial capital until 1920, has preserved a distinctively colonial atmosphere, reflected in such attractions as the 19th-century Peter and Paul Church, the Protestant Church and the German Cemetery. The short coastline is home to several small fishing villages, sometimes with examples of colonial architecture. Togo's wildlife parks include the Fazao National Park outside Sokod, the Kran National Park near Kara and the Fosse aux Lions (Lions' Den) southwest of Dapaong.
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