Agostinho Neto, Colonial plantation complex in Lobata District, Sao Tome and Principe.
The three-story main palace stands among administrative buildings, worker quarters, and processing facilities across the extensive plantation grounds.
Established in 1865 by Brazilian merchant Gabriel Bustamante, the plantation developed a 68-kilometer railway network by 1910 for agricultural transportation.
The settlement received its current name in 1975 to honor Angola's founding father, replacing its previous designation as Rio do Ouro.
The site contains a museum within the former mansion displaying agricultural artifacts and documents from the colonial plantation period.
The plantation's hospital building, now in decay, was once featured on the national 5000 dobras banknote of Sao Tome and Principe.
Location: Guadalupe
Address: 9J9V+MXF, Roca Agostinho Neto, São Tomé and Príncipe Roca Agostinho Neto
GPS coordinates: 0.36671,6.64341
Latest update: March 7, 2025 09:13
São Tomé and Príncipe is an island nation in the Gulf of Guinea with volcanic mountains, rainforests and Atlantic coastlines. The main island of São Tomé combines natural landscapes with historical traces of colonial cocoa production. Abandoned plantations, known as roças, stand among dense forests, while beaches like Banana Beach and Praia Piscina offer sand and clear water for swimming. The landscape ranges from flat coastal strips to mountains in the interior, where waterfalls such as Cascata de São Nicolau flow through tropical vegetation. Obo National Park protects much of the original rainforest and offers trails through dense vegetation with endemic plants and birds. Pico Cão Grande, a 663-meter (2,175-foot) volcanic rock tower, rises alone from the forest and is visible from several viewpoints. Along the southern coast, a marker near Ilhéu das Rolas marks the equator, which crosses the island. In São Tomé city, the cathedral, Fort São Sebastião and the National Museum recall the Portuguese colonial period, while the Presidential Palace and markets show everyday life today.
Pico Santo Tomé
15.4 km
Estadio 12 de Julio
11 km
Obo National Park
25.6 km
São Sebastião Museum
10.9 km
National Lyceum
11.3 km
Presidential Palace of São Tomé e Príncipe
10.5 km
National Library of São Tomé and Príncipe
10.4 km
Forte de São Jerónimo
11.7 km
Our Lady of Conception Church, São Tomé
9.8 km
Supreme Court of São Tomé and Príncipe
10.5 km
São Sebastião Lighthouse
11 km
Lagoa Azul Lighthouse
5.8 km
Arquivo Histórico de São Tomé
10.8 km
Saint Nicholas Waterfall
9.2 km
Hellmouth
19.4 km
Jardín Botánico
9.3 km
São Sebastião Museum
10.9 km
Praia das Sete Ondas
19.7 km
Roça Água-Izé
18.9 km
Cineteatro Marcelo da Veiga
10.7 km
Igreja do Bom Jesus, São Tomé
10.6 km
Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe
182 m
Mercado Municipal São Tomé
10.1 km
Praia Picão
16.3 km
Conjuntos Urbanos, São Tomé
10.3 km
Cathedral of São Tomé
10.4 km
Cascata de Bombaim
12.6 km
Rio do Ouro
753 mReviews
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