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Friendly people, nice landscape, good fish, good climate
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growing violence and theft, drabness, transportation
In a nutshell

Pleasant mixture of portuguese and african culture.
DAO Says: The current Flag of Cape Verde is relatively new (1992) and is very befitting an island nation. It has 10 stars on it represent the 10 islands making up the...
ValbyDK Says: The most popular beer in Cape Verde is the Strela beer. It has since 2006 been produced by the Sociedade Cabo-verdiana de Cerveja e Refrigerantes (SCCR).Strela...
DAO Says: In Cape Verde you have plenty of choices for renting a car and exploring on your own. All the big boys (i.e. Avis and Hertz) are here with big boy prices. Why...
RUI HOTELS ON SAL: IT MAKES ME SICK
DAO Says: ClubHotel Riu Garopa & ClubHotel Riu Funana are the same hotel. Despite having 2 entrances, receptions and names, it’s still the same 1400 room resort. I bought...
MFAMILY Says: Directly on the beach, within walking distance of the town of Santa Maria do Sal, in my opinion in need of some refurbishing, but ok for a beach holiday.There's...
Marine Club Boavista: ... like in Rimini :-)
mauro_pd Says: After one week spent in the Estoril Hotel we moved for another week in this resort. It's run by italians and you can find lots of italians, it's a nice one even...
DAO Says: If you want to hire a car or jeep and drive around – you need cash! Despite putting VISA Electron symbols all over their signs, the fuel stations only take cash...
Dizzyhead Says: In the evenings when the sun is not so hot, many young kids and men go own to the beach and play football. Join them if you want. You can always ask if you can...
mendti Says: We stayed 10 days and we had >3bf wind all days.The wind is very gusty dough, which can be quite tricky.We rented our gear at the Club Mistral in center one...
Hotel Oasis Atlantico Novorizonte: Not well classified
mendti Says: The hotel is classified as a 4 star, nevertheless the real rating is 3 star. For a 3 star hotel it is acceptable, but for the price you pay, the service you get...
cachaseiro Says: Mindelo is the cultural center of Cape Verde.The barefooted diva, Cesaria Evora comes from there and so does many other musicians.One night i even bumped in to...
cachaseiro Says: I rented a bicycle in Mindelo and cycled across the island one day.The landscape was very variated and beautiful.Just like the people i met along the...
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As we neared Furna – the small port on Brava – the sea would get a lot calmer. I could again stand up and even take some photos. The welcoming committee didn’t...
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Q: We are thinking about travelling to Cape Verde in September 2012. We have not been before so would like to know which part would...

A: Mindelo is in my opinion the most attractive town in Cape Verde. Nice town by the sea with colonial buildings and a pretty decent local nightlife.
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Cape Verde is a country in Africa formed by several islands. The best known are the Sal, the Boavista and the St. Vincent islands. It was once a Portuguese colony, but since it got its own...
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Cape Verde - an unique african culture

This year we've decided to go and have a warm New Year celebration, skiping the usual portuguese winter. And it was lot warmer than i was expecting!... not only the weather, but everything... the...
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Fifteen islands in the ocean...... Every island with an own character. Ilha do Sal is a rather flat island, like desert with not much green. For more information see my Ilha do Sal page. Santo...
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I spend 6 weeks in Cape Verde visiting the islands of Sal,Sao Vicente,Sao Nicolao and Santo Antao. Cape Verde is a very different and very interesting place to visit. The culture is a funny mix of...
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