Boulevard du Mono is the long seafront road that runs along the southern edge of Lomé, separating the city from the Atlantic by a row of coconut palms and a continuous strip of yellow beach. It is the most pleasant axis in the city: a wide four-lane road with a tree-lined median that doubles as a jogging track in the cooler hours.
Walking the boulevard end to end takes about an hour and gives you the city in section. From east to west you pass the Hôtel Sarakawa, the Palais des Gouverneurs, the embassies in their walled compounds, the Place de l'Indépendance, the Hôtel 2 Février, and finally the small commercial port. Sunset is the best moment: locals come out to walk, fishermen pull in the long beach seines and small bars start grilling fish along the sand.