West Africa - Cape Verde (Chapter)
This is the Cape Verde chapter from Lonely Planet's West Africa guidebook.
This archipelago packs a punch. On the westerly islands, piercing green valleys of flowers are hidden by craggy peaks with pine trees for headdresses. To the east, wispy white dunes merge with seas of indigo blue on beaches of soft sand that invite you to stay for just another day.
- launch big airs off the giant waves of Sal and Boa Vista - two of the world's finest windsurfing destinations
- maps
- hang out in smoky back-room bars listening to musicians wave loved ones goodbye with a morna (mournful old-style song)
- transport & directory
- doll up for Mindelo's Mardi Gras, one of the sexiest and most colourful festivals in Africa
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Santiago, Praia, Cidade Velha, Assomada, Tarrafal, São Vicente, Mindelo & around, Santo Antão, Ribeira Grande, Porto do Sol, Paúl, Porto Novo, Tarrafal, Fogo, São Filipe, Sal, Santa Maria, Espargos, Boa Vista, Other Islands, Brava, São Nicolau, Maio.
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