The town of Elmina in Ghana

This road goes to the Elmina town.

Elmina Castle was the first trading post built on the Gulf of Guinea, so is the oldest European building in existence below the Sahara.

Small seaside park in the Elmina town is full of palm trees.

The coast of the Gulf of Guinea.

First established as a trade settlement, the castle later became one of the most important stops on the route of the Atlantic slave trade.

In 1637 the fort was taken over by the Dutch, who made it the capital of the Dutch Gold Coast.

Elmina is situated on a south-facing bay on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ghana, 12 km (7.5 miles) west of Cape Coast.

Elmina is the first European settlement in West Africa and it has a population of 33,576 people.

Elmina Castle was extensively restored by the Ghanaian government in the 1990s.

Elmina Castle acted as a depot where slaves were bought in bartering fashion from local African chiefs and kings.

Choppy waves of the Atlantic Ocean are washing the shores of Elmina town.

A fishing boat is fishing in the Atlantic Ocean.

Violent waves of the Atlantic Ocean.

Fierce waves of the Atlantic Ocean.

Stormy waves of the Atlantic Ocean.

Methodist church is located in the Elmina town center.

Prior to the arrival of the Portuguese, this town was called Anomansah (the perpetual drink).

Elmina is a town on the south coast of South Ghana in the Central Region.

A lad is pulling a wagon.

This vehicle is fully loaded with passengers.

Fishing fleet of the town.

A small water channel is beside the castle.

The people living along the West African coast at Elmina around the fifteenth century were presumably Fante.

Today Elmina Castle is a popular historical site, and was a major filming location for Werner Herzog's 1987 drama film Cobra Verde.

The castle is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

The town of Elmina as seen from Elmina Castle.

Fort Coenraadsburg dominates the Benya bridge.

This wall belongs to the castle of Elmina.

Powerful walls of Elmina Castle.

Tall palm trees grow beside Elmina Castle.

The days of the slave trade long gone, but the shape of Elmina Castle is still a haunting reminder of the past.

Captives in the dungeons of Elmina Castle were subjected to all kinds of torture and humiliation.

The shore of the Atlantic Ocean as seen from Elmina Castle.

An ancient cannon of Elmina Castle is amidst the grass.

A woman is carrying the tray of fish on the head.

A handsome Ghanaian young man.

Female vendor sells slices of watermelon on the street.

Methodist church is located on the Dutch Cemetery road.

A charming Ghanaian young woman is on the Mpoben Fishing road.

A lovely Ghanaian young woman smiles at me while carrying on the head the basin full of plastic jerry cans.