Beautiful santo antao, ribeira do paul cabo verde santo an. The 5 best restaurants in ribeira grande updated april. Santo antao tourism santo antao hotels santo antao bed and breakfast. Subscribe to envato elements for unlimited photos downloads for a single monthly fee. Ribeira da torre ribeira em santo antao wikipedia, a. Cape verde is your destination, so come visit our islands. Diogo afonso discovered the island of santo antao on the 17th of january in 1462. Road from cova crater to corda because trail down to paul was too eroded. Its source is in the mountains north of the cova crater. The secondlargest island in the archipelago, it is the only one that puts the verde in cabo verde. Santo antao, or sontonton in cape verdean creole, is the second largest island of cape verde and westernmost point of africa. We need your help, please share this post in cabo verde. Cabo verde, ribeira grande, santo antao 1110 cape verde.
Ribeira da torre is a torrential stream in the northeastern part of the island of santo antao in cape verde. Santo antao cape verde the switzerland of cape verde photos. A stunning, extensive mountain range, with altitudes exceeding 1500m in places, divides the island into two sections, one to the north and the other to the south. A cultura da ilha e ainda rica em musica, artesanato e gastronomia variada. Explore santo antao holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. Mountainous santo antao is the secondlargest island of the archipelago, it is a very interesting and authentic holiday destination for those interested in trekking, hiking and cultural tourism. Even with the englishportuguese language barrier, they were very kind and made me a special breakfast and allowed me. It has a maximum length of 43km between tumba to the northeast and camariva to the southeast. Cabo da ribeira is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of santo antao, cape verde. This dizzyingly vertical isle, ruptured with canyons, gorges and valleys, offers some of the most amazing hiking in west africa.
Luis i por ponta do sol, nome do porto maritimo e cabo proximo da localidade. Santo anao esta dividida em tres concelhos paul, porto novo e ribeira grande tem sete freguesias nossa senhora do rosario, nossa senhora do livramento, santo. Povoacao is the largest town of the ribeira grande municipality on the island of santo antao, cape verde. It is situated in the northeastern part of the island, near the outflow of the river ribeira grande. It is part of the municipality of paul, and lies in the covapaulribeira da torre. The republic of cape verde consists of ten islands, and is roughly shaped like a horseshoe. Covapaulribeira da torre natural park, in the east of the island of santo antao, is one of ten natural parks in the country of cape verde. Testimonianze capoverdiane coltivo, pesco, produco e vivo a capo verde di angela calvo e elena ferrero. As a starting point for the great hikes from the altiplano of lagoa, from pico da cruz. On my boat hitchhiking trip, i was lucky enough to spend more than 1 month on sao vicente and thus i decided to explore the neighbor island santo antao.
The island is entirely made up of volcanic material. The 10 best restaurants in santo antao updated april 2020. Predacin village ribeira grande cabo verde want to visit paradise. It is situated near the rocky north coast of the island, 2 km southwest of ponta do sol and 19 km north of the island capital porto novo. Santo antao, cape verde sandy trail hike path from. This is the best hotel we had over 2 weeks in cabo verde. Cape verde is undoubtedly the best destination for you if you want a great getaway. You have a super stream and its so enjoyable to watch. Download santo antao, cape verde sandy trail hike path from cruzinha da garca to ponta do sol.
The capital of sa is ribeira grande on the north east shore. The 10 best santo antao hotel deals apr 2020 tripadvisor. Pode estar ainda na agua a deriva ou pode ter saido em terra firme. Groundwater resources of ribeira paul basin, island of santo antao. It is the second largest island of the archipelago and is rather like a trapezoid in shape. The landscape of santo antao is possibly the most spectacular of all the cape verde islands. For many people the main reason for visiting cabo verde is the spectacular island of santo antao. Situated in the coust of africa, come on enjoy the sun and the fun. Em 1909 existiam em santo antao oito estacoes postais. Thank you so much for all your comments, fav and add. Santo antao is the second largest island of cape verde and the most mountainous. The settlement lies in covapaulribeira da torre natural park. The festival, which is held every year in early october, invented its own genre, finding ways to reinterpret popular tradition in order to make it more.
The island of santo antao was discovered by diogo afonso on the 17th of january in 1462. Groundwater resources in cape verde provide water for agriculture, industry, and. Make sure to visit santo antao during your stay here. I have an identification card for my husbands grandfather manuel miguel dias. Santo antao portuguese for saint anthony is the westernmost island of cape verde. Read on the following paragraphs to know more about this place. Cabo verde santo antao ponta do sol capvert santo antao ponta do sol. Ribeira do paul, santo antao, cabo verde adrien marc flickr. We booked again and again during our stay in santo antao we hiked quite a lot and we could not always be in porto novo. Ribeira da cruz finally the ocean on the other side.
The island of santo antao in cape verde will take your breath away. This is ribeira grande the big river after which the capital of santo antao was named. Going over the mountains from porto novo to the north east shore is a spectacular ride. The 10 best restaurants in santo antao updated april. Even with the englishportuguese language barrier, they were very kind and made me a special breakfast and allowed. Damontanha orlando freitas guesthouses for rent in. In the xix century, roads were built linking ponta do sol to ribeira grande and porto novo, and it was from here the islands goods were shipped out. Damontanha orlando freitas guest houses for rent in. It is situated at about 500 m elevation in the upper valley of the ribeira do paul, 5 km southwest of pombas.
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