"Santo Antao" Ilha de Santo Antão by sachara

Ilha de Santo Antão Travel Guide: 29 reviews and 40 photos

Mountains and ocean

Santo Antao is a island with a very beautifull scenery:
mountains,
green valleys with sugarcane & banana-trees,
small fishing-villages.

It's a good place for short and long walks in the mountains or along the coast.

Green valleys and mountains

road to Ribeira Grande

From the port Porto Novo in the south the road brings you to the north high through the mountains with beautifull sights deep down at the many green ribeiras (valleys).

Ribeira Grande, the capital of Santo Antão

Ribeira Grande

On the nothern coast of Santo Antão is Ribeira Grande , the capital of the island.

Ribeira Grande is situated at the mouth of two valleys, the Ribeira Grande and the Ribeira de Torre.

Ribeira Grande and Ponta do Sol are good places to stay for walks on the northern part of Santo Antão.

Last visit to Ilha de Santo Antão: Aug 2002
Intro Updated Jun 28, 2003
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Reviews (26)

Mountains & walking Favorites (3)

Ilha do Santo Antao is a mountaineous island and a very good and picturesque area for walking/hiking. There are many... more travel advice

Map of Santo Antao Favorites (3)

Santo Antao has a fantastic mountaineous scenery. You arrive in the port of Porto Novo. The road to the north goes up... more travel advice

Hotel Tropical, turn right - Ilha de Santo Antão

Ribeira Grande, hotel Hotels (1)

There are not many accommodations in Ribeira Grande. We choose hotel Tropical in the centre. The facilities were OK, no... more travel advice

Port of Porto Novo - Ilha de Santo Antão

Ferry from Santo Antao - Mindelo Transportation (2)

There are 2 or 3 ferries from Porto Novo to Mindelo, nearly at the same time halfway the morning. Ask always for the... more travel advice

Local Customs (2)
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Off The Beaten Path (14)
See All Ribeira de Torre, circular stone...

Things to Do (4)
See All Ponta do Sol: church
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wgeyger Dec 25, 2006 at 12:52 PM

You get this and other maps of Cape Verde at the tourist info in Porto Novo and Sao Vicente or via internet: www.bela-vista.net
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JLBG Feb 8, 2006 at 6:12 AM

Ilha de Santo Antão looks a heaven for hikers. The landscape looks very rough and mountainous but the villages so quiet !
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lotharlerch Jan 26, 2005 at 4:50 AM

A nice and interesting page with great tips.A wonderful off the beaten path place!
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kyoub Jan 26, 2005 at 4:32 AM

A lovely area and interesting tips. Great page and photos, Ali
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VideoDave Jan 12, 2005 at 7:23 AM

Stunning scenery brought to life with some amazing photos.
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dr.firas Dec 17, 2004 at 3:57 AM

Outstanding page Alije, wish to go there too one day ;-D
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Intrepidduck Mar 30, 2004 at 3:20 AM

What an interesting place - should do some hiking there, thats after I've done my Walk Through Europe first.
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Bwana_Brown Dec 20, 2003 at 4:01 PM

This is a very interesting page with great photos of your sights and experiences! I love islands, especially off-the-beaten-path ones like this!!
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randychiara Nov 19, 2003 at 12:38 AM

this looks pretty much like brasil.. i love all your pages!! Thanks! meggy
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salinhopt Oct 29, 2003 at 1:29 PM

It's inceadible but this island really looks like Madeira 20 or 30 years ago. Madeira was very poor back then. The typicall houses are charming. Great page!!!