Discovering Guinea-Bissau

Relations between the European Union and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau date back to 1975, the year the country joined the first Lomé Convention. So, in 2015, we celebrate 40 years of development partnership between Guinea-Bissau and the European Union. We pride ourselves on having established, over these 40 years, and jointly with our 28 Member States, a continuous dialog with national partners, based on peace project, democracy and respect for human rights, always committed in providing support to several sectors of common interest in order to promote a sustainable and comprehensive socioeconomic development. Guinea-Bissau has a strong history and is the cradle of many traditions that challenge us at every turn and surprise us with the peculiarities that enrich it and make it so special to visitors, although it remains a mystery in the globalized world in which we live. The potential tourist of this country, yet to be known and explored, hides a rich heritage, result of its location and unique flora and fauna characteristics, as well as ethnic and cultural diversity. This Tourist Guide, created in collaboration with the NGO “Afectos com Letras” and the Ministry of Tourism and Handicraft, intends to show to the potential visitor of Guinea-Bissau its natural, social and cultural excellence, in an unpretentious guide, which also shows a range of cooperation projects financed by the European Union1. We believe this is an important contribution so that everyone can get to know Guinea-Bissau and enjoy its most intrinsic riches without interfering with the preciousness it has: a world sanctuary of biodiversity that should be respected and protected.