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Cape Verde

10 places in Cape Verde, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.

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RegionWestern Africa

CapitalPraia

Places written10

Categories covered4 of 5

🧭 Good to know Cost level, local customs and etiquette in Cape Verde - what is polite and what is not →

Best months J F M A M J J A S O N D

Nature & outdoors (6) Landmarks & history (1) Museums & culture (1) Food & drink (2)

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

UNESCO · World Heritage

Cidade Velha

Santiago

UNESCO · Intangible heritage

Mindelo and Morna Music

São Vicente

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

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island

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

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old town

Cidade Velha

Santiago

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

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tradition

Mindelo and Morna Music

São Vicente

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

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market

Assomada Market

Santiago

dish

Cape Verdean Cuisine

Nationwide

Cape Verde

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

Cidade Velha

Mindelo and Morna Music

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

Brava

Fogo and Pico do Fogo

Pedra de Lume Salt Crater

Sal and Boa Vista

Santo Antão

Sao Nicolau

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

Cidade Velha

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

Mindelo and Morna Music

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

Assomada Market

Cape Verdean Cuisine

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