Lobito
Lobito is a city of 436,000 people (2018) on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in Benguela Province, Angola.
Understand
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Lobito is a large city that is known for its long and unique natural harbour and active port. It has the important railway terminals and connections to the continental road network.
Climate
[edit]Lobito experiences a mild tropical arid climate with few temperature extremes. The winters are extremely dry and warm, while summers are relatively wet and hotter.
Get in
[edit]The city is 13 km (8.1 mi) from Catumbela Airport and 33 km (21 mi) from Benguela Airport.
The most important trunk road is the EN-100, which connects it to Luanda and Benguela. Another vital route is the Trans-African Highway 9 (or EN-250), which connects it to Balombo in the east.
- 1 Lobito railway station.
Get around
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See
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- 1 Farol do Lobito. A historic lighthouse that serves as a guide for boats intending to enter the bay of Lobito.
- 2 Fort of São Sebastião (Fort Egypt). A construction that served as a shelter on the Angolan coast, to control the slave trade.
- Other important architectural constructions are the Cine-Flamingo , the Post Office Building, and the Lobito Ethnography Museum. There is also as a historical monument the Zaire Boat.
Do
[edit]- One of the main cultural-religious traditions in the city are the Solemnities of Saints Pedro and Paulo, promoted by the Parish of São Paulo da Bela-Vista and by the Diocese of Benguela.
- The main sports team in Lobito is the Académica Petróleos Clube do Lobito which competes in Girabola.
Buy
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[edit]In Lobito, like the rest of Angola prices of pretty much everything, except alcohol, are high. Here are some places on the Restinga, the city's famous natural harbour:
- Alfa Bar - Decent pizzas. Street tables that seem to be almost always full. Some more chairs closer to the beach.
- Zulu - At the very end of the Restinga.
- Luna - A bar and lounge that opened in 2014. Very high standards for a bar in the province, nice atmosphere and good food but limited menu.
- Jango Hotel Restinga - A very nice outside wooden deck and beach chairs.
Sleep
[edit]- Hotel Restinga
- 1 Hotel Terminus, R. Robert Williams 16, ☏ +244 935 684 387.
Connect
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Go next
[edit]Benguela is 33 km away and is a historic city with some pretty colonial buildings.