How Beautiful Is Cape Coast?

Cape Coast is a noble town and the capital of the central region of Ghana. It used to be the capital city of the then Gold Coast now Ghana during the colonial era. It is the home of the Fantes a branch of the Akan ethnic group.

Although this city is relatively less developed it remains undoubtedly a beautiful place for so many reasons.

Cape Coast is widely accepted to be a town for readily accessibility of good education. Many of Ghana’s best academic institutions are found here. Talk about the Wesley Girls Senior High School which remains the best senior high school in the country, the Adisadel College, Mfantsipim School, St. Augustine’s College, Holy Child College and so on. Arguably, one can conclude that the best senior high schools in the country are found in this town.

Cape Coast also boasts of the nation’s only university of choice that is the University of Cape Coast which is highly acclaimed for its serene environment for academic work and its beautiful landscape due to its closeness to the Atlantic Ocean.

When it comes to history, it all started here. It is said that the first whites to come to Gold Coast settled at Cape Coast. It is no surprise therefore that it used to be the capital of the then Gold Coast.

Cape Coast used to be a transit point for the slaves brought from all over Africa to be shipped to the white man’s land. Castles and forts are spread over this town to prove this point. These castles are part of the world’s heritage sites and every year many tourists and the diasporians come back to learn about the Transatlantic slave trade. President Barack Obama of the U.S, his wife and two daughters are eminent people to have visited one of these sites the Cape Coast castle.

This town can also boast of other wonderful tourist sites and beautiful landscape. Much of Cape Coast is made up of beaches with long coconut trees. Fishermen can be seen on the waters which tells you of the main occupation of the people of this town. There are many resorts, guest houses and hotels to compliment these natural attractions.

Interestingly, a good number of the elite in the country before and after independence originated from this town. Mention is made of Rev. Philip Quarcoe the first African to become a minister in the Anglican Church, John Mensah Sarbah a lawyer and a political leader in the Gold Coast.

The President of Ghana today John Evans Atta-Mills traces his origin from this town. Even more interesting is Michel Obama whose forefathers are believed to have come from cape coast.