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24 Café-Bar Âncora d'Ouro A1

O Escondidinho (see 16)

25 O Paladar A4

26 Relíquias A1

Information

27 BIM A4

28 Capitania (Port Captain's Office) A3

29 Immigration Office A1

30 Mcel A3

31 Telecomunicações de Moçambique A1

Transport

32 Dhows to Cabaceira Grande A4

33 Transport Stand B7

Sights
While wandering through Stone Town, watch for the restored, ochre-toned BIM
Offline map Google map (Avenida Amilcar Cabral) and the ornate colo- nial administration
offices Offline map Google map overlooking the gardens east of the hospital. A few blocks
north of the market is the recently restored Hindu temple Offline map Google map and, on
the island's western edge, a fairly modern mosque painted an unmissable shade of green.

MUSEUM

Palace & Chapel of São Paulo
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(Palácio de São Paulo; 26-610081; adult/child Mtc100/50; 8am-4.30pm) This im-
posing edifice - the former governor's residence and now a museum - dates from 1610
and is the island's historical showpiece. The interior, which is currently under renovation
and closed to the public, gives a remarkable glimpse into what upper-class life must have
been like during the island's 18th-century heyday. In addition to knick-knacks from Por-
tugal, Arabia, India and China, there are many pieces of original furniture, including an
important collection of heavily ornamented Indo-Portuguese pieces. In the chapel (cur-
rently open), don't miss the altar and the pulpit, the latter of which was made in the 17th
century by Chinese artists in Goa. On the ground floor is the small but fascinating Mari-