Send this page to a friend Contact the Webmaster VOTE FOR SUNUGAL	Home > The Petite Côte The Petite Côte, at the discovery of authenticity In the south of the peninsula of Cap-vert, protected from the swell of the atlantic ocean, the Petite Côte lies on 120 km as far as the mouth of the river Saloum. From Saly-Portudal to Mbour, through Joal and Fadiouth, some beautiful beaches of white sand shelter series of modern hotels. A sejourn down the Petite Côte is for the visitor the occasion to privilege human contact and to discover the space which is fairly considered as the craddle of christianity in Senegal. The first christian communities were born in Joal about five centuries ago. The numerous churches and catholic missions are the obvious evidence of this. You will of course visit Popenguine the blessed, which is a high place of pilgrimage. Each year, on whit-monday, thousands of pilgrims commune with themselves in front of the statue of the Black virgin. The Petite Côte is also a great fishing centre, testimomy to this activity, are the hundreds canoes aligned aground on the beaches of Mbour, Mbaling and Joal. After crossing Joal, birth-place of President Senghor, Fadiouth its twin sister stands on an island made of shell fish accumulated througgh centuries by its inhabitants who are a great consummers of shell-fish. To reach Fadiouth you should cross the Mamangueth the arm of the sea wich parts the island from the continent, passing by a picturesque wooden bridge. Because of its insularity and its relative isolation for centuries, Fadiouth presents to the visitor a distinctive mark which is unique in Senegal. Like Noah's ark, the island gets free from the salt areas made of mangroves, baobab trees sand shell-fish. Simple and courteous the Fadhiouthians live in picturesques houses decorated with shell-fish. Another wooden bridge leads to a second island of shell-fish which act as a cemetery where all confessions confounded, the Fadiouthians, rest under the shade of baobab-trees. Saly-Portudal more commonly called Saly is the greatest tourist centre in the Petite Côte. It's also a great centre of activity with its trades, leisaure spaces and cybercafes, the fishermen's village will bring a touch of exotism. The backland isn't short of attraction. Beyond the small villages of fishermen and farmers, the Petite Côte shelters the most beautiful forests of baobab-trees in Senegal. Friendly land of tolerance favourable to rest and to a pleasant idleness, the Petite Côte constitutes an excellent base from which you'll go to the discovery of Senegal. Discover all the postcards of the Petite Côte with our search engine  Home > The Petite Côte
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