Malindi is one of the towns in the Coastal part of Kenya. It lies about 120 kilometers northeast of the city of Mombassa.
Malindi has been the home of Swahili culture since the 14th century. On the south of the city lies the Gedi ruins, a remnant of a Swahili city believed to have existed between 14th and 17th century.
Gedi RuinsAlso in the city is the pillar of Vasco Da Gama a Portuguese explorer and trader who is said to have visited the city in 1498 and signed a trading agreement with the city’s authorities.
Pillar of Vasco Da Gama
Malindi city is a tourist destination and for some reason it attracts Italian some of whom have eventually settled in the city. English and Swahili are the national languages of Kenya, but there is a joke that Italian maybe soon be another national language due to their presence in Malindi.
Read more: http://trifter.com/africa/kenya/malindi-a-kenyan-tourist-destination-where-italian-billionaires-converge/#ixzz1EXadtzdX
Pillar of Vasco Da GamaMalindi city is a tourist destination and for some reason it attracts Italian some of whom have eventually settled in the city. English and Swahili are the national languages of Kenya, but there is a joke that Italian maybe soon be another national language due to their presence in Malindi.
Read more: http://trifter.com/africa/kenya/malindi-a-kenyan-tourist-destination-where-italian-billionaires-converge/#ixzz1EXadtzdX
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