Porto Novo is the capital city of Benin also known as Adjace or Hogbonou. It is also a very important port, located on the coastal regions of the south Atlantic ocean. (re: Mapsofworld.com)
Benin
During the colonial period and at independence, the country was known as Dahomey. It was changed in 1975 to the People's Republic of Benin after the body of water on which the country lies, the Bight of Benin, which had in turn been named after the Benin Empire. Thus the country of Benin has no direct connection to Benin City in modern Nigeria, nor to the Benin bronzes.
The new name was chosen for its neutrality. Dahomey was the name of the former Kingdom of Dahomey, which covered only the southern third of the present country and therefore did not represent the northwestern Atakora nor the kingdom of Borgu, which covered the northeastern third. (Wikipedia.org)
Some of the major tourist destinations at the city of Porto Novo, that is, the Benin Capital include the following:
The Porto Novo Museum of Ethnography
King Toffa's palace which is also known as the famous Mus�e Honm� and the Royal Palace that has been transformed into a museum
The large plaza of Jardin Place Jean Bayol
The da Silva Museum placed in the capital of Benin
The palais de Gouverneur or the Governor's Palace, which is presently the residence of the national legislature
The Brazilian-style church which is now-a-days a mosque
The Institute of Higher Studies of Benin
The largest football stadiums of Stade Municipale and Stade Charles de Gaulle or the Charles de Gaulle Stadium
The cultural and the historical, yet living history of the town of Ouidah
