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  • Jurgen B
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    a ruin

    A ruin, and a very charming one at that. Completely closed off so you can't get in, not in a legal way anyway.

    Reviewed on Nov 17, 2022
  • Robert O
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    Once Pide tortured Mozambican opponents to colonial rule here

    During the 1930s until liberation in 1974 this villa with its beautiful azulejos (blue decorative tiles), was used by Pide, the feared Portugese secret police. Pide targeted anyone who rose up against...

    Reviewed on Feb 21, 2022
  • wombatdavid
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    Historical!

    We were staying in the next door Hotel Terminus and saw the beautiful Portuguese tiles on this abandoned building. We could also see the building from the hotel corridors. Take a look on Wikipedia ...

    Reviewed on Sep 24, 2017
  • AndromachosD
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    Abandoned historic villa

    This abandoned villa was one of the most beautiful buildings of Maputo, although with a dark history.

    Reviewed on Sep 9, 2017
  • Sekerere
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    Creepy and Sad

    This place is apparently haunted and if you read what little history is available online it is no wonder they thing this. This must have been an incredible home once, but now a site of horrors. We wer...

    Reviewed on Jun 14, 2017
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