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    Insight Guides Pocket Cape Verde (Travel Guide eBook)
    Insight Guides Pocket Cape Verde (Travel Guide eBook)
    Insight Guides Pocket Cape Verde (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Insight Guides Pocket Cape Verde (Travel Guide eBook)

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    Insight Pocket Guides: ideal itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package.

    Compact, concise, and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when you're exploring the Cape Verde Islands
    Covers Top Ten Attractions, including Praia de Santa Maria on Sal, Faja d'Agua on Brava and Parque Natural do Fogo, plus Perfect Day itinerary suggestions
    Offers an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture
    Contains an invaluable pull-out map, and essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around
    Includes an innovative extra that's unique in the market - all Insight Pocket Guides come with a free eBook
    Inspirational colour photography throughout
    Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience

    About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateJul 1, 2018
    ISBN9781786719744
    Insight Guides Pocket Cape Verde (Travel Guide eBook)
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      Insight Guides Pocket Cape Verde (Travel Guide eBook) - Insight Guides

      How To Use This E-Book

      Getting Around the e-Book

      This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Cape Verde Islands, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

      The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Cape Verde Islands, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

      In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

      Maps

      All key attractions and sights in Cape Verde Islands are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

      Images

      You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Cape Verde Islands. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

      About Insight Guides

      Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

      Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

      © 2018 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

      Table of Contents

      Cape Verde Islands’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Top Attraction #2

      Top Attraction #3

      Top Attraction #4

      Top Attraction #5

      Top Attraction #6

      Top Attraction #7

      Top Attraction #8

      Top Attraction #9

      Top Attraction #10

      A Perfect Tour In Cape Verde

      Introduction

      Natural Beauty

      Blend of Cultures

      Recent Growth

      A Brief History

      Exploration and Settlement

      The Trading Years

      Droughts and Disasters

      The Struggle for Independence

      Independent Cape Verde

      Cape Verde Today

      Historical Landmarks

      Where To Go

      Which Islands?

      Sal

      Boa Vista

      Maio

      Santiago

      Fogo

      Brava

      São Vicente

      Santo Antão

      São Nicolau

      Sal

      Santa Maria

      Exploring Sal

      Boa Vista

      Sal Rei

      Exploring Boa Vista

      Maio

      Vila do Maio

      Exploring Maio

      Santiago

      Praia

      Cidade Velha

      Exploring Santiago

      Fogo

      São Filipe

      Parque Natural do Fogo

      Around Fogo

      Brava

      Vila Nova Sintra

      Exploring Brava

      São Vicente

      Mindelo

      Exploring São Vicente

      Santo Antão

      Porto Novo to Ribeira Grande

      Exploring Santo Antão

      São Nicolau

      Vila da Ribeira Brava

      Exploring São Nicolau

      What To Do

      Sports and Outdoor Activities

      Watersports

      Hiking

      Wildlife Watching

      Off-Road Adventures

      Local Pastimes

      Shopping

      Entertainment

      Children’s Cape Verde

      Calendar of Events

      Eating Out

      Where to Eat

      What to Eat

      Fish

      Speciality Dishes

      Cheese, Fruit and Desserts

      What to Drink

      Reading the Menu

      To Help You Order in Portuguese…

      … and Read the Menu (a Ementa)

      Restaurants

      Sal

      Boa Vista

      Maio

      Santiago

      Fogo

      Brava

      São Vicente

      Santo Antão

      São Nicolau

      A–Z Travel Tips

      A

      Accommodation

      Airports

      B

      Bicycle Rental

      Budgeting for Your Trip

      C

      Car Hire

      Climate

      Clothing

      Crime and safety

      D

      Driving

      E

      Electricity

      Embassies and Consulates

      Emergencies

      G

      Getting There

      Guides and Tours

      H

      Health and Medical Care

      L

      Language

      LGBTQ Travellers

      M

      Maps

      Media

      Money

      O

      Opening Times

      P

      Police

      Post Offices

      Public Holidays

      T

      Telephones

      Time Zone

      Tipping

      Toilets

      Tourist Information

      Transport

      Travellers with Disabilities

      V

      Visas and Entry Requirements

      W

      Websites and Internet Access

      Recommended Hotels

      Sal

      Boa Vista

      Maio

      Santiago

      Fogo

      Brava

      São Vicente

      Santo Antão

      São Nicolau

      Cape Verde Islands’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Emma Gregg/Apa Publications

      Carnival

      Noise, colour, glitter and feathers add up to an unforgettable celebration, at its best in Mindelo. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #2

      Emma Gregg/Apa Publications

      Fajã d’Água

      A stunningly situated village on Brava, one of the country’s smallest and prettiest islands. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #3

      Alamy

      Praia de Santa Maria

      Turquoise sea off the coast of Sal, perfect for watersports. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #4

      Emma Gregg/Apa Publications

      Fontainhas

      An impossibly picturesque mountain village on Santo Antão, reached by a winding coastal road. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #5

      Emma Gregg/Apa Publications

      Parque Natural do Fogo

      Cape Verde’s only live volcano, Pico do Fogo, is a perfect cone of lava and ash. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #6

      Emma Gregg/Apa Publications

      Vale do Paúl

      Lush, green hiking country on Santo Antão, bursting with tropical fruit trees. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #7

      Emma Gregg/Apa Publications

      Cidade Velha

      The cradle of Cape Verdean society on Santiago, with a fort and ruins to explore. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #8

      Emma Gregg/Apa Publications

      Mindelo

      The capital of São Vicente is an invigorating place to experience café culture, island-style. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #9

      Emma Gregg/Apa Publications

      Parque Natural de Monte Gordo

      A unique mountain region in the shadow of a mighty extinct volcano on São Nicolau. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #10

      Emma Gregg/Apa Publications

      Deserto de Viana

      Enormous drifts of beautiful, shifting sand, accumulated on Boa Vista over millennia. For more information, click here.

      A Perfect Tour In Cape Verde

      Day 1

      Santa Maria

      Head for Santa Maria and spend half a day at the sandy Praia de Santa Maria beach, sunbathing and swimming in the turquoise water. In the afternoon take a stroll in the village, watch the fishermen unload their catch at the Pontão jetty, then enjoy a relaxed dinner at a local restaurant.

      Day 2

      Ponta Preta and Pedra de Lume

      If you‘re into surfing, head for Ponta Preta, Cape Verde’s most famous windsurfing location, slightly northwest of Santa Maria. Alternatively, hire a car and drive to the east coast to the Salinas at Pedra de Lume’s, a rudimentary saltwater spa in an extinct volcanic crater. Float effortlessly on the salty water and treat yourself to a relaxing massage.

      Day 3

      Boa Vista

      Fly to Boa Vista, then hire a 4x4 and go off-roading amidst picturesque shifting dunes and extinct volcanoes. Visit the small, cosy town of Sal Rei and watch Cape Verdeans playing oril, the local version of the game of holes and seeds.

      Day 4

      Mindelo

      Fly to São Vicente. On arrival in São Pedro’s aerodrome, check out the monument to the São Vicente-born Barefoot Diva, Cesária Évora. Stroll the cobblestone streets of Mindelo and admire the colourful merchants’ houses, and be sure to grab a snack at the hippest place in town, Café Mindelo.

      Day 5

      Santo Antão

      Hop on a ferry from Mindelo to Santo Antão. The only truly green island in Cape Verde, it boasts spectacular valleys and hills. Enjoy a day’s hiking or go on a mountain bike tour with an experienced guide. In the evening, take the ferry back to São Vicente.

      Day 6

      Praia

      Fly to the capital Praia, on Santiago, for a day of history and culture. Visit the Museu Etnográfico to see some magnificent examples of pano weaving and the Museu de Arqueologia for an exhibition of shipwreck salvage. After sunset head to the legendary music venue, Quintal de Música, to hear local music at its best.

      Day 7

      Cidade Velha

      Take a bus to Cidade Velha (Old Town), a Unesco World Heritage site west of Praia. Check out the ruins of the cathedral, the pillory where enslaved captives were once chained up and walk up the hill to Fortaleza Real de São Filipe for stunning views.

      Day 8

      Fogo

      Fly to Fogo, take in São Filipe’s lovely colonial houses and sobrados, then head by car for Chã das Caldeiras in Parque Natural do Fogo, to taste local wine and dine on fresh fish. From Fogo fly back to Sal.

      Introduction

      Rising in a cluster from the stormy Atlantic, the islands that make up the tiny West African nation of Cape Verde are extraordinarily varied. Hop from one to the next and you could

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