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Golf in Cape Verde

Golf players can also enjoy the Cape Verde Islands. Cape Verde has two golf courses. An 9-hole course on the island of Sal and an 18-hole golf course on Sao Vicente. With lovely sunshine and views of the Atlantic Ocean, golfing in Cape Verde is an ideal activity for relaxing. And the present wind makes the gameeven more challenging. Viveiro Golf & Country Club The … [Read more...]

Abandoned airports in Cape Verde

agostinho neto ponta do sol

Santo Antao, Agostinho Neto Airport The island of Santo Antao has no longer an airport and until now can only be reached by ferry. From the island of Sao Vicente you are within an hour by boat on Santo Antao. In the past there was the airport Agostinho Neto Airport (GVA), only it was closed in the 90's for security reasons. The airport was located on the northernmost part … [Read more...]

UNESCO biosphere reserve at Fogo and Maio

biosphere reserve cape verde

The islands of Fogo and Maio were designated as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO at the end of 2020. A biosphere reserve is an area that has a unique ecosystem in which biodiversity and local rights are protected. It is the first biosphere reserve in the Cape Verde Islands. Cape Verde is even part of a group of restricted countries with two biospheres. The biosphere reserves on … [Read more...]

Macaronesia

macaronesia

Macaronesia is a geographic area of ​​islands in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean at the west and northwest of Portugal and Spain. Macaronesia means "Blessed Islands, the word comes from the Greek. Macaronesia consists of the island groups of the Azores (Portugal), Madeira (Portugal), Canary Islands (Spain) and the country of Cape Verde. Despite the distance between the islands, … [Read more...]

Boavista Ultra Trail Marathon

For the runners who like a challenge, there is the Boavista Ultra Trail. This trail marathon on the island of Boavista is an unforgettable experience and takes you along beautiful unspoilt nature. Dirt roads turn into desert dunes. And in the Viana desert, chances are that you will pass green oases. You can do the trail marathon without help. The event takes place annually and … [Read more...]

Super tsunami flooded Cape Verde 73,000 years ago

fogo tsunami cape verde

73,000 years ago, the volcano on the Cape Verde island of Fogo caused a super tsunami as high as 170 meters. If you look at the island of Fogo, you immediately notice that part of the island has been broken off. The crater of the volcano Pico do Fogo seems to be only partially intact. The facts that the eastern side of the volcano's crater broke of the made 167 cubic kilometers … [Read more...]

Fogo seen from space

fogo seen from space

A beautiful satellite photo shows us the volcanic island of Fogo seen from space. At the right side of the photo is Fogo. At the bottom left is the island of Brava with three small islands Rombos-Grande, Luis-Carneiro and Cima. Fogo has a diameter of approximately 25 kilometers. The black area in the middle of the island is the crater of the volcano Pico do Fogo. This is … [Read more...]

Morna on the UNESCO World Heritage List

morna

The morna was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List for Intangible Cultural Heritage at the end of 2019. This is very special. This international heritage list contains strictly selected intangible traditions that are so special that they must be protected. The morna is the most important and traditional music movement in Cape Verde. The morna is a traditional style … [Read more...]

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