Maison d'artiste — cœur de la Médina
Artist's house with a traditional patio and rooftop view of the Grande Mosquée.
Amenities
House rules
Respect du voisinage. Œuvres fragiles.
Médina, Dakar
A grid of numbered streets laid out in 1914, the Tilène market, the Grand Mosque, and sabar drums in the street on naming-ceremony nights.
- Families
- Nightlife
The property is somewhere in this area
Getting there
From AIBD: 45 km, 50 min to 1 h 15 on the motorway, exiting at Plateau or Colobane. From the Plateau: 2 km, 15 min on foot along avenue Blaise Diagne, 5-15 min by taxi for 1,000-1,500 CFA. The BRT stops at Petersen on the edge of the district, and minibuses run along all the main avenues. The port and the Gorée ferry terminal are 20 min on foot, the HLM market 15 min by taxi. If you drive, come in by the avenues rather than the numbered lanes: those are often taken up by a workshop, a family gathering or a ceremony.
Your host, Awa
My family has harvested salt on the north shore for three generations; I run the camp, six rooms and a mango tree. I am up at six for the bread, and I can take you to see the harvest before the coaches from Dakar arrive. In the evening there is nobody left but us, the birds and the dogs.
- The dish I cook best
- Le poulet yassa avec du riz et un peu de sel du lac, celui que ma mère met de côté avant que les camions ne passent.
- My favourite corner of the neighbourhood
- La crête de dune entre le lac et l'océan, à sept heures du matin. On voit les deux eaux en même temps et on n'entend rien.
- What teranga means to me
- Donner ce qu'on a sans faire d'histoires. Si vous arrivez à quinze heures affamé, on ne vous demandera pas si vous avez réservé le repas.
- What I always recommend
- Dormez une nuit au lieu de venir à la journée. Entre dix-sept heures et neuf heures, le lac ne ressemble à aucune photo que vous avez vue.
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Approximate location : Médina, Dakar.