Fortaleza de Sao Sebastao in Pemba

With the right tour guide you can get a wide glimpse into Portuguese history. Remains of some strong walls and bits of subtle architecture techniques

Ruina

Gostei de vir o local, carrega consigo muitas marcas da nossa história. Convido as pessoas a visitarem

Lugares interessantes a serem visitados

Lovely History here, but disappointing about the condition of the outside of the property. Garden is not maintained and weeds all over.

Muita degradação. Mas em recuperação. Vale a visita pela imponência da Fortaleza Militar

For a UNESCO world heritage site, it should be much more well preserved, however its still a landmark and should definitely be visited. Pricing is well within reach (100 meticals for nationals and residents and 200 for foreigner tourists), be weary of local guides, they can be helpful and friendly but might try to scam.

InterestingWhere the story begins

Part of the history of Portugal and Mozambique. A place to visit while in Ilha de Moçambique.

Historic location.

Amazing historical location, hopefully they preserve it more in the future

Place is pretty big, not that many activities inside. They are renovating it.

Beautiful view

Um local muito histórico. Muita PENA que nas escolas primárias e secundárias (antes da décima primeira classenão temos o privilégio de explorar a história da Fortaleza de São Sebastião.

Unique place, on the most unique and amazing Island! Mythical, magical! Need to know its History to fully appreciate it! Visited two time, 1985, absolutely closed, and in 1991, abandoned, and only used by locals natives to collect water from the Cistern.

Nice

Interesting to visit, nice views. Would be nicer if it had some information boards or something around to give some background.

Needs some major TLC like has been done to the forts in Ghana. Still, its interesting. Over 20 canons from 1823. Pretty spooky in some rooms.

It was great! Ask for James for a tour guide! He was very knowledgeable and interesting!

Beautiful and unforgettable. Will definitely go back one day.

Wonderful piece of history, a must see if you are interested in discovering portuguese colonial heritage in Mozambique.

Great place, well preserved and beautiful to see both from the island and from the sea.

Fortaleza fica na Ilha de Moçambique (primeira capital de Moçambique). É um monumento de história.

Fantastic

Rich in history, pity not much is happening. It needs to be given a new life and a new meaning. Lots of battles were fought in this place and no one is really telling the stories properly, there are reports of a 6 months siege!

Nice place,friendly guide

Good experience. Everyone needs to visit this nice historic place.

Really interesting and huge fortress. Unfortunately no authentic interiors left (part of it is in the museum). The fortress is victim of the tooth of time and thus youll find a lot of vegetation, which has its very own charm. Dont expect too many information from the tour guides but still they provide interesting facts.If you are on ilha, dont miss visiting the fortress but keep expectations not too high (:

Lugar degradado e não pelo tempo. Cheiro forte de urina e fezes humanas pelo lugar. Alta vegetação, maquete vandalizada. Nada para ver a não ser ruínas com odor de urina.

Its convenient

Lovely

Good place without universal acessibility..

Amazing place to visit, historical place

Every soul deserves to visit this spectacular sanctuary in a lifetime. With me, the entire escape was spiritual. The environment was tranquil and beautiful. The rich history for the place cant be said better without a proper sight visit.The locals are exceptionally friendly. So much that the entire place provides the ambiance of the weight it truly is. If you are a collector of art, their are very beautiful artifacts handmade at very reasonable prices.This is a visit of a lifetime.

A gripping and well preserved relic of Mozambiques past thats interesting to visit with friends and family.

nice.

Quiet piece of the past in a great location.

Not restored to the best shape but definitely worth seeing, along with the museum.

Loved the history surroinding the fort and Ilha do Mozambique

Interesting but mainly because there isnt anything else to see on the island.

The fort is Amazing. The tour guide was well informed. Sadly the state of things are going downhill and the area has fallen to neglect. But still a very nice walkthrough for the imaginative.

Fantastic to review our history.

Local carregado de muita história. Recomenda-se uma visita a todos que passam pela Ilha de Moçambique.

Good

É um lugar com muita história para contar, muito profundo...A entrada tem um custo de 100mt para moçambicanos e 200mt para estrangeiros e vale a pena visitar, a vista lá de cima é espectacular, eu adoro, da para fazer fotos incríveis...

Good place but not accessible. Only outside view

Amazing place

100mts for locals 200mts for everyone else. The fort is impressive with lots of rooms and places inside to look at. The view from the top was amazing so take your camera. The tour guide was helpful and eager to answer questions.

Impressive

Ancient fortress, very beautiful