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Fort St. Anthony, Axim

The second-oldest European fort in Ghana, built by the Portuguese on a rocky point.

Fort Saint Anthony in Axim, Western Region, Ghana
Photo: Jesuraj Alakassery, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

About Fort St. Anthony, Axim

Fort St. Anthony was built by the Portuguese in the early 1500s and later taken by the Dutch. It sits on a rocky promontory above the sea in the town of Axim, with fine views over the coast and the small islands offshore.

Where it is

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