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City in Thiès Region, Senegal
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Thies (pronounced: "chess") (French:Thiès) is the capital of the Thies administrative region and the third largest city in Senegal.
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Solesmes Benedictine Monastery
This place is unique because you can listen to the monks sing and play the kora instrument.
Pasta, omelettes, pizzas, grills, oriental and Asian specialties, salads, fish, sandwiches, hamburgers. Also pastries and desserts.
They offer different types of Senegalese cuisines, snacks, and at affordable prices.
single/double rooms.
Thies is 60 km east of Dakar on the N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to Dakar, Bamako and Saint-Louis.
Read in the guideTaxis are plentiful and most rides will cost you 500CFA. If you're going from the center to the gare routiere in the southern part of the city, 600CFA is not unreasonable.
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