Guide to Madagascar
Must See Madagascar
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'Tana' is like many other African capitals: crowded, polluted and noisy, but it does have some parts worth exploring. Southwest of Analakely is where the post office, banks, restaurants and nightclubs are. Uphill from there you can find the ruins of Rova, the former Queen's palace.
The hub of the lower town is Araben ny Fahaleovantena, bookended by the railway station and the Hôtel Le Glacier. This district is known as Analakely and is packed with permanent street markets, as swarms of off-white umbrellas, perched precariously on old tyre rims shade the vendors.
In northeastern Tana, the Andravoahangy Market is where stonemasons, embroiderers, booksellers, carpenters and other professional craftspeople make and sell their wares.