Modern Ghana takes it name from the ancient kingdom of Ghana that flourished, north of the present day state, between the 4th and 11th centuries AD. However, the history of Ghana dates back even further to the great Sudanic empire of West Africa which controlled the trade in gold and salt to and from the trans-Saharan trade routes.

Later history (Since 1482) brought European traders, and a period when many nations left their mark on what become know as the 'Gold Coast' as external rule was imposed only in 1874, when Britain claimed a strip of land extending less than 50km inland as a colony.

The more northerly territories were annexed to that colony in 1902, following a war with the Asante Empire, while the eastern border was extented to include present-day Volta Region ( formerly part of German Togoland) in 1919.

Great empires remained in Ghana, and the traditions of the Asante and Fante continue even to the mordern state Ghana that emerged in 1957 as it attained independence under the leadership of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

Throughout history, slavery has been a recurring theme and, although long past, the Slave Route now allows us to rediscover and remember events that reshaped the face of mankind.

All over Ghana vintages of the past remain for the visitors to discover. Relics, historic site, national monuments, and of course, our castles.