On the map is marked: Top Pictures Sao Vicente - The lovely small island of Sao Vicente or St.Vincent is located in Atlantic Ocean 1 ore by flight west from Sal Island. With its marvellous beaches and sea is a perfect place for relaxig. The coloured city of Mindelo is the princess of Sao Vicente, but the island has other smal and marvellous villages: Baia Das Gatas, Calhau and Salamansa.
On the map is marked: Top Pictures of Mindelo - Mindelo basks in the sun reflecting of the Mindelo Bay, the old colonial town is considered as the cultural capital of Cape Verde. Mindelo is located in the small St. Vincent Island.
On the map is marked: Mindelo Sea City - Mindelo, its beaches and its fishermens have been joined with the sea since ancient times, near the city impressive broken piers bears witness to the town’s great history, when Mindelo was an important coal station (during the times of steam navigation).
On the map is marked: Mindelo Quarters - From the flat town centre, the streets climb up to the hills till the popular quarters where lives over 70.000 inhabitants.
On the map is marked: Mindelo Fish Market - Every day, if the sea allow to fish, the fishermen bring fresh fish to the colored fish market.
On the map is marked: Cape Verde Tipyval Food - Cape Verde’s dishes are delicious and always cooked with fresh fish. Don’t forget to try the “buzio” shells, the “cachupa” (the national dish cooked with maize and cereals) but above all the tuna or peixe-serra (sawfish) fish Carpaccio (filet raw).
On the map is marked: Sao Viciente Airport - Sao Viciente’s “Sao Pedro” airport is located few kilometers from Mindelo. National flights connect the island with Sal and Sao Tiago Islands.
On the map is marked: Port - Boat to Santo Antao - From Mindelo’s port depart boats to Santo Antao (St. Antony Island).
On the map is marked: Baia Das Gatas - Baia Das Gatas is a astonishing bay lost among the nature. It’s well-known for the national music Cape Verde Festival when every year in August thuosands of boys meet and live some days together listening.
On the map is marked: Calhau Beach - Calhau also called Caiau is located at the east tip of Sao Viciente Island, on the opposite side of Mindelo. It’s a vacation place for Capoverdian people, it has natural swimming pools and good beaches.
On the map is marked: Calhau Volcan - Calhau worth visiting for its quarry excavate inside the Calhau volcano.
On the map is marked: Monte Verde - Sao Viciente is a small and mountainous island. The Monte Verde is highest mountain located in the hearth of the island. It worth visiting for the views which stretch across the Mindelo town to the wild shores and beaches.
On the map is marked: Salamansa Village - Salamansa is a lost village near the sea. I guess no tourist guide speak about Salamansa, because here people live a extremely easy and poor life.
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SAO VICENTE MAP - CAPE VERDE