One day in Antananarivo, Madagascar
A day through Antananarivo’s best-known sights that lie close together: Botanical and Zoological Garden of Tsimbazaza, Rova of Antananarivo, Andafiavaratra Palace, Saint Laurent's Cathedral, Ambohimanoro, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Antananarivo and University of Madagascar's Museum of Art and Archaeology. 6 stops, about 3 km between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.
The route
- Botanical and Zoological Garden of TsimbazazaZoo or aquarium · On the map
- Rova of AntananarivoPalace · 1 km on from Botanical and Zoological Garden of Tsimbazaza · On the map
- Andafiavaratra PalacePalace · 0.3 km on from Rova of Antananarivo · On the map
- Saint Laurent's Cathedral, AmbohimanoroCathedral · 0.3 km on from Andafiavaratra Palace · On the map
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral, AntananarivoCathedral · 0.2 km on from Saint Laurent's Cathedral, Ambohimanoro · On the map
- University of Madagascar's Museum of Art and ArchaeologyMuseum · 1.2 km on from Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Antananarivo · On the map
6 stops, 5.6 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 30 min of walking.
More for Antananarivo
- Things to do in Antananarivo, Madagascar · 10 places to see, led by Ambohimanga and Rova of Antananarivo
Photo credits
- Botanical and Zoological Garden of Tsimbazaza: Woodlouse, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rova of Antananarivo: Dalbergiaada, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Andafiavaratra Palace: Maky, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Saint Laurent's Cathedral, Ambohimanoro: M.ranarivelo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Antananarivo: HoneyGaLe, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.