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Stone Town photo

Zanzibar’s Stone Town is a captivating place, built by Arab and Indian merchants in the 19th century from the island’s coral stone. A walk through the disordered twisting of constricted alleys, past intricately-carved wooden doors and beneath ornate balconies, and with the lingering scent of spices in the air, takes one back in time to the days of a prosperous slave and spice industry.