{"id":14858,"date":"2011-12-24T10:15:11","date_gmt":"2011-12-24T10:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/?p=14858"},"modified":"2018-10-30T10:34:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T10:34:54","slug":"visit-nigerias-former-capital-and-huge-metropolis-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/travel-insight\/visit-nigerias-former-capital-and-huge-metropolis-lagos.htm","title":{"rendered":"Visit Nigeria’s Former Capital and Huge Metropolis, Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lagos is Nigeria\u2019s most populated metropolis and home to around 8 million people. This makes Lagos Africa\u2019s second-most-populous city after Cairo and is also estimated to be the 2nd<\/sup> fastest growing city of all the cities in Africa and 7th<\/sup> worldwide. The city has much to fascinate its visitors with so book an affordable cheap flight to L<\/strong>a<\/strong>gos<\/strong><\/strong><\/a> with us to get your journey started. As the city is growing at a tremendous rate, it has seen massive changes and high degrees of westernization and the city has also undergone a massive beautification-project. Fast-food chains have also emerged along with high-end Lebanese and Japanese concert-venues and much more.<\/p>\n

Famous attractions worth considering while being in Lagos include the Lagos Island which is home to the largest of Lagos\u2019s markets and the central-business-district. You can also find the central Mosque, the national museum and the Oba palace here. Being a site of significant historical importance, Tinubu Square is where the Amalgamation-Ceremony took place unifying the North and the South protectorate forming Nigeria in 1914.<\/p>\n

Ikoyi Island is the home to one of Africa\u2019s largest golf courses, Federal Govt. HQ and many hotels and is located at Lagos Island\u2019s eastern half. Initially, the island was a middle-class neighbourhood but recently it has turned out to be a fashionable-residential-enclave for upper-middle to upper-class residents.<\/p>\n

What Lagos is really famous about is its music & nightlife which visitors used to enjoy in areas around Surulere and Yaba but more and more night-clubs have sprung on the island making it a night-life attraction. One of the most attractive of these places is the Victoria Island which is situated at Lagos Island\u2019s south. You can also find the largest mall as well as the movie theatre of Nigeria here along with many trendy beaches like Ikeja. If you happen to be a fun seeker, Alpha in Lekki and Whispering Palms in Badagry can prove to be the ideal places. You can find some of the most expensive real estate properties of Africa in the Victoria Island and that\u2019s the reason new apartments and luxury-condors can be seen blooming-up everywhere.<\/p>\n

Most of the population of Lagos live in the mainland, therefore, most of the industries are also located there. Main districts of mainland include Surulere, Ebute-Meta, Maryland, Ikotun and the International Airport. A small island known as Iddo is also located near the mainland and is connected with it like a peninsula.<\/p>\n

Nigeria attracts its visitors to the rich culture it has, the entertainment it provides and the vitality that Lagos offers. The most popular of the tourist destinations include the National Museum, Oba\u2019s Palace, the beach resorts and the Shrine of Fela.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lagos is Nigeria\u2019s most populated metropolis and home to around 8 million people. This makes Lagos Africa\u2019s second-most-populous city after Cairo and is also estimated to be the 2nd fastest growing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_has_post_settings":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"hashtags":[],"class_list":["post-14858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel-insight"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t