Places to visit
The Roman Catholic Cathedral of Paramaribo
At the Gravenstraat. The Roman Catholic "St. Peter and Paul" Cathedral of Paramaribo is the largest wooden cathedral in the world. Also reputed to be the largest wooden building in the Americas.
The mosque and the synagogue side by side
The ONLY place in the world where a mosque and a synagogue stand side by side... A real testimony of Surinam's unique population and the kind of tolerance hat prevails there.
The presidential palace
Presidential Palace located at Onafhankelijksplein (Independence Square). Very beautiful building. Used to be the residence of the Governor of Suriname in the days of the colony.
The Waterkant
Famous walking area on the river side. You'll find pubs where you can eat and drink, there are also some mobile restaurats that are held by 'Bosnegers' where you can get forest animals like 'pingo' (sort of a pig) and so forth.
The Fort Zeelandia
The Fort Zeelandia was build by thre Dutchman Abraham Crijnssen in the late 18th century. It used to be one of the strategic defense points of the Dutch Colony.
The Palmentuin (Palmgarden)
The Palmentuin used to be part of the presidential garden. A nice place to walk in. Offer shade and coolness ...
The Ministry of Finance
Joden Savane (Jew Savana)
Jewish settlements remains in the jungle... "Jewish settlers came from Amsterdam as well as elsewhere in Europe. Others came indirectly from Portugal, via Brazil, where the Dutch had settlements. In addition, some 200 Jews who resided for less than a decade to the east in neighboring Cayenne (the capital of French Guiana today) had come to Suriname by 1664. Jews might also have come to Suriname from the Pomeroon settlement in what was the Dutch colony of Essequibo (today in Guyana). Some claim that Jews arrived in Suriname in the 1650s, possibly from Barbados, with the English Royalist Willoughby."
http://www.isjm.org/Projects/Suriname.htm
http://www.jodensavanne.sr.org/
