What to do and see in Santiago, Santiago: The Best Historic Sites

October 31, 2021 Madelene Haan

Discover the best top things to do in Santiago, Cape Verde including Fortaleza Real de San Felipe, Pelourinho, Tarrafal camp, Se Catedral, Quartel Jaime Mota.
Restaurants in Santiago

1. Fortaleza Real de San Felipe

Rua de Forteleza, Cidade Velha, Santiago 7629 Cape Verde http://www.facebook.com/ecozonecapeverde/photos
Excellent
29%
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52%
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18%
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1%
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4.0 based on 147 reviews

Fortaleza Real de San Felipe

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.

2. Pelourinho

Hauptplatz, Cidade Velha, Santiago 7629 Cape Verde
Excellent
30%
Good
47%
Satisfactory
20%
Poor
2%
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1%
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4.0 based on 93 reviews

Pelourinho

3. Tarrafal camp

Chao Bom, Santiago 7110 Cape Verde 3566168 https://www.wmf.org/project/tarrafal-concentration-camp
Excellent
21%
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50%
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4.0 based on 102 reviews

Tarrafal camp

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.

4. Se Catedral

Einfahrtsstrasse von Praia nach Cidade Velha, Cidade Velha, Santiago 7629 Cape Verde http://curadoriacidadevelha.cv/index.php
Excellent
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43%
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3.5 based on 56 reviews

Se Catedral

5. Quartel Jaime Mota

Av. Andrade Corvo, Praia, Santiago Cape Verde
Excellent
14%
Good
36%
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43%
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3.5 based on 14 reviews

Quartel Jaime Mota

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