A sprawling family compound in the centre of town, partially restored as a small museum. Bruce Chatwin's The Viceroy of Ouidah — and Werner Herzog's film Cobra Verde — fictionalised de Souza's life, and the house is essentially what they describe: a thick-walled colonial residence, family chapels, courtyards, slave-trading offices.
Visits are by arrangement with the family. A member usually shows visitors through; tip generously. The compound is also a working community: many of de Souza's descendants live and worship here, and the family chapel is still in use.