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place in August. As well as Cape Verdean
music, you can hear jazz, rap, latin, reggae,
African and fado. The island of Santiago,
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with its old capital Cidade Velha and
colourful markets, is also of cultural interest.
How about the nightlife?
On Sal I’d recommend Kalema, Prata and
good scope
Birimbau. On Sao Vicente, clients should
check out Sirius. They should expect to
pay between €2-3 for a beer in a bar and
Impress clients with recommendations from
€5-6 in a nightclub. Cairpirinha is one of the
someone in the know: Edgar Pires, a resort
most popular drinks, which costs around
rep for operator Cape Verde Experience, gives
€4-5 in a bar (€6-8 in a nightclub).
The nightlife is very pleasant and you
you the lowdown on the best of the islands
will find the locals mixing with tourists
and very much a mixture of ages, from 18 to
80-year-olds. Everyone meets up at the street
What are the most popular Which island is best for beaches? bars, which are generally open from 6pm to
natural attractions ? Boa Vista (pictured above) is renowned for 2am. Discos are open from 2am to 6am!
The appeal of Cape Verde is the diversity of having the best beaches in Cape Verde. Most
the islands – they all have individual charm of the resorts are located at Praia de Chave
and character. On Sal, the salt mines near but a visit to the deserted beaches of Curral
the village of Pedra de Lume are a must-see. Velho and Santa Monica is also a must.
Floating in water 26 times saltier than sea-
water must be experienced! On Fogo, suggest What about culture?
your clients take a trip to the active volcano, Sao Vicente is considered the cultural centre
which still smokes from its last eruption. of Cape Verde, and its capital Mindelo is the
Santa Antao is considered a trekking most cosmopolitan city of the islands. The
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paradise, with its towering mountains and Baia das Gatas Music Festival is one of Cape Cape V
cliffs, and the stunning Rio do Paul Valley. Verde’s oldest music festivals, which takes Restaurant Atlantis, on the island of Sal
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