Zanzibar, a mysterious island for many of us, was quickly placed on the spice route, by the Egyptians, for example, and later was taken over from the Portuguese by the Sultan of Oman who made it his capital, some 3000km from its peninsula...
As a result, Stone Town, the city of the main island, and birthplace of Freddie Mercury, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, somehow maintains its Arabic-style treasures, which contrast with the bright colors of East African life. .
Jules Vernes placed the beginning of his novel "Five weeks in a balloon" there.
As they say over there: "Polé pole..."
