Santiago Island Holiday Information
The largest island in Cape Verde, Santiago Island is set between the islands of Maio and Fogo. Due to Santiago’s landscape, the south and southwest coast remain dryer than the mountainous centre and more northern coasts.
There are two airports on the island including the international airport just outside the capital of Praia, so transfer times are short.
Bustling Santiago Island offers a superb choice of nightlife, restaurants and daytime markets especially around the capital of Praia which is located in the south.
Many tours of Santiago Island can be taken whilst on holiday here. How about a day trip to Tabanka’s Museum and the market at Assomada City or the botanical gardens in Sao Jorge; the prison and beach at Tarrafal’s Bay, Santa Cruz’s banana plantation or the green valley’s during the “rainy season”?
Hikers love the mountainous terrain; photographers, the diversity of the landscape, and tourists, the combination of beaches and fascinating historic buildings and history.
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With palm fringed, warm sandy beaches; you could mistakenly think that Santiago Island is in the Caribbean like those at Sao Francisco and Tarrafal. Many of the other islands on Santiago consist of black volcanic lava rocks and dark sand.