Blantyre is the oldest city in Malawi<\/strong>. It was founded in 1876 as a mission station established by the Church of Scotland and takes its name from the birthplace of the missionary and explorer David Livingstone<\/strong>, who was born in the town of Blantyre in southern Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Visitors to Blantyre can discover several sites of historical interest, including St Michael and All Angels Church and Mandala House. The surrounding area is known for the cultivation of tobacco<\/strong>, maize<\/strong>, wheat<\/strong> and coffee<\/strong>, as well as plantations of tung trees<\/strong>, whose oil is used in the production of paints and varnishes. This agricultural activity contributed to Blantyre becoming the country’s principal commercial and industrial<\/strong> centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blantyre is also home to one of Malawi’s main international airports. Since 2025, Africa Wild Truck has operated a second office in the city<\/strong>, located near the Italian Consulate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Malawi’s oldest city, named after the Scottish birthplace of explorer David Livingstone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1739,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2006","attrazioni","type-attrazioni","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n