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También conocido como el cementerio de los blancos, fue construido en 1949 por familias adineradas para enterrar a sus muertos. Las tumbas más antiguas datan de 1953, pero todas impresionan por sus grandes lápidas y elementos decorativos.

Situada en el centro de São Felipe, esta iglesia está rodeada de casas. Fue construida en el siglo XIX y sigue siendo un centro de excelencia para el culto religioso en la isla.

This museum is located in the municipality of Santa Catarina, in Chã de Tanque, a village that preserves the centuries-old Tabanka tradition. The museum brings together items of clothing, musical instruments, decorative objects and utensils used in the traditional Tabanka parades, a cultural event that takes place at the time of the popular saints and […]

In Praia, the Ethnographic Museum has a vast collection of items that tell the story of the daily lives of the people of Cape Verde. Utensils used in agriculture and livestock farming, pottery, weaving and clothing are some of the items on display.

The current museum was inaugurated on 24 October 2008, after the building was renovated. The Museum’s collection is made up of collections resulting from underwater archaeological excavations carried out in the seas of the Cape Verde Archipelago by the South African company Afrimar and the Portuguese company Arqueonautas S.A. (most of them), as well as […]

Classified as a National Monument, the Tarrafal concentration camp is now a museum that recalls the history of this space created to imprison political prisoners of the Portuguese fascist regime and opponents of colonialism. The space preserves its original architecture. You can tour the old cells, infirmary, cafeteria and other spaces of the former prison, […]

Rui Vaz is one of the coolest areas on the island, where you can stroll along forest paths and feel the mountain breeze. There is a small guesthouse in the town. At the top of Rui Vaz is Monte Tchota, from where you can enjoy a panoramic view of the whole island of Santiago.

Normalmente el segundo fin de semana de abril - Festival de Santiago (Praia) que reúne a músicos de todo el mundo, con especial atención a la música criolla de África, América y Europa. Jazz y músicas del mundo.

Usually the second weekend in April – Santiago (Praia) Located on the plateau at the entrance to the historic centre of the old town, this monument offers a magnificent view of the town and the Ribeira. Its construction dates back to the 16th century.

What was then known as Ribeira Grande was founded in 1462, just two years after the Portuguese navigators arrived on the island of Santiago, the first of the islands in the Cape Verde archipelago to be discovered. As well as being the first city founded by Europeans south of the Sahara desert, and the first […]