Main
tourist attractions
The Ruins of the old “Se Episcopal” (Bishop’s Cathedral)
XVI th century. Historic areas of Mbanza Congo. The Church of Landana
was built at the beginning of the XXth Century next to the Catholic Mission
at Vila (Town) de Landana.
Cultural tourism
Like the other provinces in the country, Cabinda has some historic sites
which were built by the Portuguese colonial power, among which are the
People’s Palace (Palácio do Povo), the Technical Health School
“Former Prison” (Antiga Prisão), the wooden Evangelical
Church of Angola, the building built in the Dutch style, now the Sagrada
Esperança School, the Provincial Museum of Cabinda, Pedra Grossa,
the present day provincial delegation of the Ministry of Culture.
Religious architecture
If the tourist is interested in religious buildings, the Church of S.
Tiago in Landana is a must. It is next to the catholic Mission. Other
important buildings are the Church of Nossa Senhora Rainha do Mundo, in
largo P. Bengue and the Immaculate Conception Church (Igreja da Imaculada
Conceição), next to the Cabinda Catholic Mission, the Mboca
Church, next to the Evangelical Mission of Cabinda and the S. Antonio
Church next to the Belize Mission.
Culture
Among the Kikongo and Congo peoples who live in Cabinda, there is a wealth
of wonderful works of sculpture, in wood, stone and ivory and there are
works of great perfection in weaving, using rafia, fibre from the ananaseiro
leaf and others.
Sculpture is a frequent decorative feature on tombs, some of these being
monumental, making them an interesting tourist attraction, a good example
being the tombs of the Kings of Cabinda.
The tourist can choose among a great number of artifacts made of iron,
ivory or wood (Cambala, black or white Undianuni).