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Fort Zeelandia
A star-shaped fort on the banks of the Suriname River, built of wood by the French, rebuilt by the English and taken by the Dutch in 1667. It houses the Museu do Suriname.
Paramaribo · Suriname Capital
Paramaribo
In the destination Paramaribo and the Suriname River.
In the photo: Mesquita Keizerstraat and Sinagoga Neveh Shalom
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
What to expect from Paramaribo.
Paramaribo is the capital of Suriname, on the banks of the Suriname River. The historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has white wooden Dutch-period houses, Forte Zeelandia, the Palmentuin, the wooden cathedral and the mosque and synagogue side by side on Keizerstraat. Across the river are the plantations and the fort of Commewijne. The cuisine blends Indian, Javanese, Chinese and Creole influences.
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The local experience
What to see in Paramaribo
Church
Kathedrale Basiliek Sint Petrus en Paulus
Wooden Catholic cathedral on Gravenstraat, with two towers and 44 metres in height to the cross, built between 1883 and 1901. The interior is entirely Surinamese cedar without paint.
Church
Moskee Keizerstraat
The mosque on Keizerstraat, with a dome and two minarets, is wall‑adjacent to the Sinagoga Neve Shalom. The two side by side have become a symbol of Paramaribo's religious coexistence.
Church
Synagoge Neveh Shalom
Neoclassical synagogue built between 1835 and 1842 on Keizerstraat, neighboring the Mesquita da Keizerstraat. It houses a small museum about the history of Jews in Suriname.
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Garden
Palmentuin
A garden of royal palms behind the presidential palace, opened to the public in 1685, with capuchin monkeys in the crowns, birds and shaded benches, next to the praça da Independência.
Market
Waterkant e Centrale Markt
The riverside street with merchants' wooden townhouses, and the two‑storey Mercado Central: on the ground floor, fruit, fish and spices; above, clothing and household goods.
Fortress
Fort Nieuw Amsterdam
Dutch fort from 1747 at the meeting point of the Suriname and Commewijne rivers, today an open-air museum with ramparts, cannons, magazines and views of the river where gray dolphins often appear.
Monument
Plantage Mariënburg
Former plantation and sugar mill in Commewijne, with the chimney, iron sheds and stationary locomotives. It was there that, in 1890, the first contracted Javanese workers arrived.
Park
Peperpot Natuurpark
Former coffee plantation south of Meerzorg, which produced from the late 17th century until 1998 and became a 700-hectare nature park, with forest trails, birds and the plantation buildings.
Park
Brownsberg Natuurpark
Nature park on a forest plateau about 500 meters above sea level, overlooking the Brokopondo lake, with trails to waterfalls, monkeys and birds. It is about 130 km from Paramaribo by road.