Akwidaa

Akwidaa is a small fishing town in Ahanta West District, Western Region, about 12 km west of Dixcove and 6 km east of Cape Three Points. It is the site of Fort Dorothea, originally built as a lodge by the Brandenburg African Company in 1683 on a promontory between the Suni River and the sea. The Dutch occupied it from 1687, captured it in 1690, and enlarged it into a fort, renaming it Fort Dorothea; it changed hands between Brandenburg and the Dutch several more times before the Brandenburgers finally sold their Gold Coast holdings. It now survives as a ruin, part of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed group of Ghanaian forts and castles. The site is on land considered sacred by the Akwidaa royal family, who use it as a burial ground, so permission should be sought before visiting the ruins.

Fort Dorothea — the ruins of the Brandenburg-then-Dutch fort (1683), part of Ghana's UNESCO World Heritage-listed forts and castles; permission should be sought locally before visiting, as the site is a royal burial ground.

Axim (8 km east), Busua (30 km east).