Cabo Verde
Parque Natural Serra da Malagueta encompasses the dramatic, tumbling ridges 15 minutes' drive back along the road to Praia. There are a number of spectacular and fairly well-signposted walking trails that weave up and down valleys and through hamlets, and they might just provide a chance encounter with one of Santiago's elusive vervet monkeys.
Pick up a walking map at the park entrance.
6.71 MILES
On the main highway about 1km before the centre of Tarrafal is the ominous former Tarrafal Concentration Camp. Here Portuguese authorities used to hold…
21.41 MILES
This small museum and foundation is dedicated to preserving the memory of freedom fighter Amilcar Cabral (1924–73). Photographs and other memorabilia shed…
São Francisco Monastery & Church
18.81 MILES
Complete with Gothic portals and walls covered in azulejo tiles, this once imposing monastery is worth a look, and is reached along a marked trail that…
21.23 MILES
This small museum has a tiny collection of traditional Cabo Verdean artefacts (pottery, textiles and baskets), plus a few treasures hauled up from the…
19 MILES
For sweeping views, take the curving trail up to this dramatic cliff-side fort built in 1593. A 15-minute film in English and Portuguese gives an overview…
22.36 MILES
Built in 1881 and named after a Portuguese queen, this wind-battered lighthouse provides a scenic vantage point for views across the coastline.
21.29 MILES
It's well worth taking a stroll through this bustling food market in the Platô.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça
21.38 MILES
A grand early-20th-century church that anchors the east side of Praia's prettiest plaza.
1. Tarrafal Concentration Camp
6.71 MILES
On the main highway about 1km before the centre of Tarrafal is the ominous former Tarrafal Concentration Camp. Here Portuguese authorities used to hold…
2. São Francisco Monastery & Church
18.81 MILES
Complete with Gothic portals and walls covered in azulejo tiles, this once imposing monastery is worth a look, and is reached along a marked trail that…
3. Fortaleza Real de São Filipe
19 MILES
For sweeping views, take the curving trail up to this dramatic cliff-side fort built in 1593. A 15-minute film in English and Portuguese gives an overview…
4. Museu Etnográfico de Praia
21.23 MILES
This small museum has a tiny collection of traditional Cabo Verdean artefacts (pottery, textiles and baskets), plus a few treasures hauled up from the…
21.29 MILES
It's well worth taking a stroll through this bustling food market in the Platô.
6. Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça
21.38 MILES
A grand early-20th-century church that anchors the east side of Praia's prettiest plaza.
21.41 MILES
This small museum and foundation is dedicated to preserving the memory of freedom fighter Amilcar Cabral (1924–73). Photographs and other memorabilia shed…
22.36 MILES
Built in 1881 and named after a Portuguese queen, this wind-battered lighthouse provides a scenic vantage point for views across the coastline.