There is a road that circumnavigates the island and other small villages can be found along the coast, as well as the bigger city of Mosteiros. The old colonial buildings and the colourful well-preserved Sobrados (mansions), as well as the mile-long fine sandy inky lava beach Fonte Bila, give this place its special flair.

Located on a cliff line, São Filipe is considered to be the most beautiful town in Cape Verde. A study is now under way to determine whether catamaran should be introduced into Capo Verde to improve inter-island transportation of cargo and passengers. Unique and varied hikes in the caldera (some quite demanding via ferratas with dizzying heights), an endemic variety of plants - not to mention the ascent to the top of the volcano – all lead to an unforgettable experience on Fogo Island.Ībout half of the almost 40,000 inhabitants of the island live in the picturesque town of São Filipe, working mostly with fishing and agriculture. The tasty Fogo grapes grow in the nutrient-rich and fertile lava soil around the volcano.Ī wine tasting session is an absolute highlight in addition to visiting the lunar-like lava fields. Nowadays, more places to stay can be found than prior the eruption. A considerable number of residents returned soon after the evacuation and began immediately to rebuild 'their' new Chã in a unique atmosphere. The lava that flowed as a result of this eruption buried large areas of Chã das Caldeiras and the two villages Portela and Bangaeira.

The 2,829 m high stratovolcano Pico do Fogo, which is under special protection as a Parque Natural, last erupted in November 2014. Dark lava beaches and caves come together with tropical vegetation and meadows whilst grapevines, banana and coffee plantations in the northeast provide visitors with a peculiar mixture of everything.Īt an altitude of approximately 1,600 m, the crater landscape of Chã das Caldeiras is the highest inhabited settlement on Cape Verde. The island of Fogo (en: 'fire') is a purely volcanic island, characterized by wild dramatic scenes of different coloured basalt and magma streams.

You are not old enough to access this page. Our main concern is surely to help the local people to go back to their work on spot t and that our guests can forget all about Corona – at least for a moment - and enjoy their time on the beautiful archipelago. Also, from the official site a lot of effort has been done so far for the vaccination rate. Thank you very much for that! Together with our local service partners, we are now focusing on the implementation of the essential hygienic standards. We get a lot of nice feedbacks from our guests. The first travellers have visited the islands during the season 2021-2022. More than ever it is essential for the country and the people to pursue the philosophy of sustainable tourism together with our many local service partners on spot.įinally, we can see a light at the end of the tunnel for 2022. We are very proud that we are still alive despite this particular time. It is geared in particular towards production, quality control and marketing in tourist areas, thanks to the collaboration of the National Directorate of Tourism, and towards the empowerment, autonomy, sustainable economic growth, and integration of female artisans in the local markets, particularly those from the Islands of Santiago, Fogo, Santo Antão, which have a greater craft tradition, through the help of a consortium for marketing throughout the entire country.Welcome to vista verde tours – the travel expert of Cape Verde With the co-financial support of European Commission, and FAI-Fondation Assistance Internationale, in line with the Plano Estratégico de Desenvolvimento Turístico em Cabo Verde, with the priority given by the ICIEG to the development of handicraft for the economic empowerment of women, and MDG 3 'Promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women', the project is aimed at promoting the r ecovery of traditional knowledge and the establishment of business incubators for women's artistic craft businesses, in collaboration with the Cape Verde Women's Organisation and with the help of the vocational training promoted by the IEFP (Instituto para the Emprego e Formaçao Profissional the of the Ministry of Employment and solidarity).

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