Berlitz Pocket Guide Cape Verde (Travel Guide eBook)

Berlitz Publishing

Description

Berlitz Pocket Guide Cape Verde Islands: iconic style, a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to the Cape Verde Islands

Compact, concise, and packed with essential information, this is an iconic on-the-move companion when you're exploring the Cape Verde Islands
Covers Top Ten Attractions, including Praia de Santa Maria on Sal, Faja d'Agua on Brava and Parque Natural do Fogo, and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions
Includes an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture
Handy colour maps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your way around
Essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around
Inspirational colour photography throughout
Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience

About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.

Sujets

• Cabo Verde
• África
• Cape Verde
• West Africa
• Africa
• Cap-Vert

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 juillet 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785731075
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

Extrait

How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Cape Verde Islands, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Cape Verde Islands, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Cape Verde Islands are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Cape Verde Islands. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Berlitz Pocket Guides
The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.
Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.
Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.
© 2018 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd





Table of Contents
Cape Verde Islands’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Tour In Cape Verde
Introduction
Natural Beauty
Blend of Cultures
Recent Growth
A Brief History
Exploration and Settlement
The Trading Years
Droughts and Disasters
The Struggle for Independence
Independent Cape Verde
Cape Verde Today
Historical Landmarks
Where To Go
Which Islands?
Sal
Boa Vista
Maio
Santiago
Fogo
Brava
São Vicente
Santo Antão
São Nicolau
Sal
Santa Maria
Exploring Sal
Boa Vista
Sal Rei
Exploring Boa Vista
Maio
Vila do Maio
Exploring Maio
Santiago
Praia
Cidade Velha
Exploring Santiago
Fogo
São Filipe
Parque Natural do Fogo
Around Fogo
Brava
Vila Nova Sintra
Exploring Brava
São Vicente
Mindelo
Exploring São Vicente
Santo Antão
Porto Novo to Ribeira Grande
Exploring Santo Antão
São Nicolau
Vila da Ribeira Brava
Exploring São Nicolau
What To Do
Sports and Outdoor Activities
Watersports
Hiking
Wildlife Watching
Off-Road Adventures
Local Pastimes
Shopping
Entertainment
Children’s Cape Verde
Calendar of Events
Eating Out
Where to Eat
What to Eat
Fish
Speciality Dishes
Cheese, Fruit and Desserts
What to Drink
Reading the Menu
To Help You Order in Portuguese…
… and Read the Menu (a Ementa)
Restaurants
Sal
Boa Vista
Maio
Santiago
Fogo
Brava
São Vicente
Santo Antão
São Nicolau
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation
Airports
B
Bicycle Rental
Budgeting for Your Trip
C
Car Hire
Climate
Clothing
Crime and safety
D
Driving
E
Electricity
Embassies and Consulates
Emergencies
G
Getting There
Guides and Tours
H
Health and Medical Care
L
Language
LGBTQ Travellers
M
Maps
Media
Money
O
Opening Times
P
Police
Post Offices
Public Holidays
T
Telephones
Time Zone
Tipping
Toilets
Tourist Information
Transport
Travellers with Disabilities
V
Visas and Entry Requirements
W
Websites and Internet Access
Recommended Hotels
Sal
Boa Vista
Maio
Santiago
Fogo
Brava
São Vicente
Santo Antão
São Nicolau
Dictionary
English–Portuguese
Portuguese–English


Cape Verde Islands’s Top 10 Attractions




Top Attraction #1
Emma Gregg/Apa Publications

Carnival
Noise, colour, glitter and feathers add up to an unforgettable celebration, at its best in Mindelo. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #2
Emma Gregg/Apa Publications

Fajã d’Água
A stunningly situated village on Brava, one of the country’s smallest and prettiest islands. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #3
Alamy

Praia de Santa Maria
Turquoise sea off the coast of Sal, perfect for watersports. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #4
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Fontainhas
An impossibly picturesque mountain village on Santo Antão, reached by a winding coastal road. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #5
Emma Gregg/Apa Publications

Parque Natural do Fogo
Cape Verde’s only live volcano, Pico do Fogo, is a perfect cone of lava and ash. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #6
Emma Gregg/Apa Publications

Vale do Paúl
Lush, green hiking country on Santo Antão, bursting with tropical fruit trees. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #7
Emma Gregg/Apa Publications

Cidade Velha
The cradle of Cape Verdean society on Santiago, with a fort and ruins to explore. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #8
Emma Gregg/Apa Publications

Mindelo
The capital of São Vicente is an invigorating place to experience café culture, island-style. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #9
Emma Gregg/Apa Publications

Parque Natural de Monte Gordo
A unique mountain region in the shadow of a mighty extinct volcano on São Nicolau. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #10
Emma Gregg/Apa Publications

Deserto de Viana
Enormous drifts of beautiful, shifting sand, accumulated on Boa Vista over millennia. For more information, click here .


A Perfect Tour In Cape Verde



Day 1

Santa Maria
Head for Santa Maria and spend half a day at the sandy Praia de Santa Maria beach, sunbathing and swimming in the turquoise water. In the afternoon take a stroll in the village, watch the fishermen unload their catch at the Pontão jetty, then enjoy a relaxed dinner at a local restaurant.


Day 2

Ponta Preta and Pedra de Lume
If you‘re into surfing, head for Ponta Preta, Cape Verde’s most famous windsurfing location, slightly northwest of Santa Maria. Alternatively, hire a car and drive to the east coast to the Salinas at Pedra de Lume’s, a rudimentary saltwater spa in an extinct volcanic crater. Float effortlessly on the salty water and treat yourself to a relaxing massage.


Day 3

Boa Vista
Fly to Boa Vista, then hire a 4x4 and go off-roading amidst picturesque shifting dunes and extinct volcanoes. Visit the small, cosy town of Sal Rei and watch Cape Verdeans playing oril , the local version of the game of holes and seeds.


Day 4

Mindelo
Fly to São Vicente. On arrival in São Pedro’s aerodrome, check out the monument to the São Vicente-born “Barefoot Diva,” Cesária Évora. Str