Top Things to do in Santiago
Top 6 Things to do Good for Big Groups in Santiago, Santiago
Discover the best top things to do in Santiago, Cape Verde including Tarrafal Beach, Rue Banana, Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande, Fortaleza Real de San Felipe, Mercado de Sucupira, Tarrafal camp.
Restaurants in Santiago
1. Tarrafal Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 320 reviews
Reviewed By Shimnik - Delft, The Netherlands
Tarrafal is the place, where you can do serfing, diving, swimming, enjoying life... Tarrafal beach is not overcrowded, has a clean water and nice restaurants around.
2. Rue Banana
3. Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By amha_z - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The old city Cidade Velha is not far from Praia. It is about 10 - 15 KM. I arranged a tour and transportation with a tour guide to visit the old city and other places and the price was reasonable. My tour started from touring the fortress built by the colony on top of the hill. Before visiting the inside part of the fortress, you pay about $5 as entrance and watch a video about the fortress and the city. Then, you enter inside and see where the slaves where imprisoned and the soldier's quarter. Also, you see various canons that were kept to defend any enemies. After this visit, you go down to the city and see old church that is ruined. Finally, you will visit old houses that are intact and still in use and in the center of the city, various handicraft local made souvenirs are available if you want to buy some. In general, one must visit the old city if you come to Praia and you will get adequate information about the history of Cabo Verde.
4. Fortaleza Real de San Felipe
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 147 reviews
Overlooking Cidade Velha, approach from turning on the road from Praia.
Reviewed By anthonymU6229RS - Columbus, United States
Very nice visit and I recommend hiring the local tour guide to walk you through the fort and explain the history of the area.
5. Mercado de Sucupira
6. Tarrafal camp
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 102 reviews
Reviewed By RachaelBowers
The camp is a very evocative and oppressive place. It's deliberately hot, and you can easily imagine how awful it was for the prisoners. There is now interpretation interspersed throughout the prison buildings. You learn about the different phases of the prisons use, the awful conditions, particular politicians and doctors who terrorised the inhabitants and everyday life. There are a few artefacts linked to the camp and most powerfully, photographs of the prisoners. We struggled to get an alguer back to Tarrafal waiting by the camp but very quickly got one waiting by the roadside.
