Adjarra
A small town on Porto-Novo's northeastern outskirts, known for handmade drums and a lively market. The Black River nearby is lined with primary forest.
Adjarra lies about 8 km northeast of Porto-Novo, close to the Nigerian border. Local craftsmen make Yoruba and Gun-style hand drums from wood and animal skin, and you can watch them being made and buy them. The market on market days has a distinctive local character, with fabrics, pottery, herbs and Vodun supplies. Outside the town, the Black River is bordered by primary woodland and wetlands, which you can explore by dugout canoe with a guide. From Porto-Novo it is about 20 minutes by motorbike taxi.
Opening hours
Daytime
Nearby sights
- Ouando Market
- Songhaï Centre
- Great Mosque of Porto-Novo
- Musée Honmè (Royal Palace of King Toffa)
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
- Ethnographic Museum of Porto-Novo
- Musée da Silva
- Jardin des Plantes et de la Nature