Top Places to Visit in Lagos?
After weeks of ferocious, even feverish debate - and votes - we've settled on our top 8 places to visit in Lagos.
How did we choose them? Perhaps it's because they're undeniably lovely places. Maybe there is something special about them. Or perhaps we just…love them to bits and want to shout it from the rooftops.
Here is a list of top places to visit in Lagos.
Coconut Beach
Coconut Beach is a beautiful beach in the coastal town of Badagry, west of Lagos. The beach is attractively set in an area surrounded by coconut trees. About 20 miles towards the border of Nigeria and the Republic of Benin, Coconut Beach is accessible through the Lagos-Badagry expressway. Visitors will find a friendly relaxed atmosphere
IKEJA CITY MALL
Ikeja city mall is the latest and largest shopping centre to be built in Lagos.
It is situated in the heart of Ikeja - Alausa, where the seat of government for Lagos State resides.
The shopping mall is positioned for convenient parking and shopping. The look and feel of the shopping centre is better than anything currently available, and marks for the first time in Nigeria a retail product that is truly international in flavour.
Lekki Conservation Centre (LCC)
Lekki Conservation Centre is one of Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) foremost conservation project site. Located on the renowned Lekki Peninsula, LCC covers a land area of 78 hectare. Administratively, LCC is situated in Eti Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State.
The Lekki Conservation Centre, LCC is a conservation initiative to protect wildlife found in southwest coastal environment of Nigeria in the face of sprawling urban development. This 21-year-old conservation education centre has continued to attract both local and international interests.
The National Arts Theatre
The National Arts Theatre is the primary centre for the performing arts in Nigeria. The monument is located in Iganmu, Lagos State. Construction was completed in 1976 in preparation for the Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) in 1977.
The National Arts Theatre was built during the military regime of Olusegun Obasanjo. Its exterior is shaped like a military hat. It has a 5000 seater Main Hall with a collapsible stage, and two 700-800 capacity cinema halls all of which are equipped with facilities for simultaneous translation of 8 languages; among others.
The E-Centre
The E-Centre is a Shopping & Entertainment Complex designed to deliver the most memorable Shopping & Entertainment Experience in Nigeria. Whether it's Cinemas, Supermarkets, Clothing Stores, Salons, Fast Food, Arcade Games, or anything else, There is definitely something for everyone. e-centre is located at the Commercial Avenue in Yaba
The Jazzhole
The Jazzhole is an oasis of calm in the crazy, crazy city that is Lagos. This is a music shop, book shop and cafe and distinctly good at all three. The music collection is vast, concentrating as the name suggests on jazz. It has its own label and live shows. Walk further into this long, deep space and you enter into an eclectic collection of books, modern novels, historical texts on politics and economics, books I have never heard of by authors I know well, old copies of the New York Review of Books – just blow the dust off and enjoy.
Silverbird Galleria
Silverbird Galleria is a modern galleria with entertainment package where you can see the latest movies, live concert and shows, stage plays etc.
Located in Victoria Island, Lagos, Silverbird Galleria has been credited for bringing back the movie cinema culture to Nigeria.
The galleria is a home to Lagos’s first multiplex cinema screens with five cinema halls fitted with a large sitting capacity.
Silverbird Galleria is a popular hangout where people generally come to see recent Hollywood blockbuster movies as well as shop and have fun.
Also located within the galleria is Saffron Restaurant offering a mixture of Nigerian and intercontinental food that is simply great.
It is a perfect spot for pre or post movie dinner. The galleria also features exquisite shopping outlets and a night club called Cubes which prides itself as one of the best club hangouts presently in Lagos
La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort
just one hour away from the bustling, chaotic urban sprawl of Lagos lies a tranquil paradise beyond your imagination. It’s a land of palm-fringed, white sand beaches where time slows down in sync with the rhythm of the waves that gently lap the shore.
The resort is situated at Ikegan, Ibeju-Lekki Local Govt. Area off Lekki/Epe Expressway, Lagos State, Nigeria
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