Ouando Market
Marché de Ouando
Porto-Novo's largest traditional market, packed with stalls selling fabric, spices, Vodun offerings and daily necessities. The atmosphere is lively.
Ouando Market is in the Ouando district in the north of the city. It is the largest all-round market in Porto-Novo and the surrounding area, and the big market held every 4 days is the busiest. Here you'll find wax-print fabrics, spices, palm oil, dried fish and daily goods, as well as stalls selling Vodun supplies, where herbs, animal bones and amulets are on display. It is a great place to experience everyday life in West Africa, but it is crowded, so keep an eye on your belongings and ask permission before photographing people.
Opening hours
about 07:00–19:00
Nearby sights
- Songhaï Centre
- Jardin des Plantes et de la Nature
- Ethnographic Museum of Porto-Novo
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
- Musée da Silva
- Great Mosque of Porto-Novo
- Musée Honmè (Royal Palace of King Toffa)
- Adjarra