The church
A pointed facade.
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Togoville is a small town on the shore of Lake Togo, in the Maritime region in the south of the country. About ten thousand people live here, and it heads a canton of some 25,000. The country takes its name from it, as it was originally called Togo. It is a village rich in tradition and history, reached by visitors by boat across the lake. On 5 July 1884 the German explorer Gustav Nachtigal signed a treaty here with King Mlapa III that created the German protectorate of Togoland, which gave the town its new name. The town has the church of Our Lady of Lake Togo, built in 1910, and a monument to the treaty. You see a pale grey church with a pointed facade and stained-glass windows, beside a tall bell tower. The town has simple houses, earthen yards and trees. Before it lies the broad, calm water of Lake Togo, with grassy shores and wooden fishing boats. It is about 31 km from Lomé in a straight line, and Woold Home in Agbodrafo is about 3 km away. The finest way to arrive is by boat across the lake from Agbodrafo, so agree the fare. Dress modestly at the church.
A pointed facade.
Calm water.
From Agbodrafo.
North shore of Lake Togo, Togo
The 1884 treaty was signed here, and the country took its name from it.
By boat from Agbodrafo, or by road from Lomé.