About the Book
This new 7th edition of Bradt’s Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) has been fully revised and updated and remains the only comprehensive English-language guidebook available to the islands of this alluring Atlantic archipelago, described by some as ‘Africa light’. The guide includes well-researched history and cultural sections, with a particularly strong section on music, and reports honestly on the fragile balance between tourist development and environmental protection. This new edition reflects the many recent changes, including the introduction of charter flights from the UK to Sal and the first casino-hotel on Sal, as well as providing full information on how to make the most of the less developed islands away from the main tourist hotspots.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION
Chapter 1 Background Information
Geography and climate, Natural history and conservation, History, Government and politics, Economy, People, Language, Religion, Education, Culture
Chapter 2 Practical Information
When to visit, Highlights, Suggested itineraries, Tour operators, Red tape, Embassies and consulates, Getting there and away, Health, Safety, Focus on specific groups, What to take, Money, Budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays and festivals, Shopping, Arts and entertainment, Media and communications, Living and working in Cape Verde, Business, Buying property, Cultural etiquette, Travelling positively
PART TWO THE GUIDE
Chapter 3 Sal
Highlights and lowlights, Background information, Getting there and away, Getting around, Where to stay, eat and drink, Excursions and tour operators, Activities, Espargos, Murdeira, Santa Maria das Dores, Other places to visit, Hikes
Chapter 4 Boavista
Highlights and lowlights, Background information, Getting there and away, Getting around, Where to stay, eat and drink, Excursions and tour operators, Activities, Sal Rei, Other places to visit, Hikes
Chapter 5 Santiago
Highlights and lowlights, Background information, Getting there and away, Getting around, Where to stay, eat and drink, Excursions and tour operators, Activities, Praia, Cidade Velha, Sao Domingos, Assomada, Serra Malagueta, Tarrafal, Other places to visit, Hikes
Chapter 6 Maio
Highlights and lowlights, Background information, Getting there and away, Getting around, Where to stay, eat and drink, Excursions and tour operators, Activities, Cidade do Porto Ingles (Vila do Maio), Other places to visit
Chapter 7 Fogo
Highlights and lowlights, Background information, Getting there and away, Getting around, Where to stay, eat and drink, Excursions and tour operators, Activities, Sao Filipe, Cha das Caldeiras, The east-coast road to Mosteiros, Mosteiros, Other places to visit, Hikes
Chapter 8 Brava
Highlights and lowlights, Background information, Getting there and away, Getting around, Where to stay, eat and drink, Excursions and tour operators, Activities, Furna, Vila Nova Sintra, Faja d'Agua, Other places to visit, Drives, Hikes
Chapter 9 São Vicente
Highlights and lowlights, Background information, Getting there and away, Getting around, Where to stay, eat and drink, Excursions and tour operators, Activities, Mindelo, Other places to visit
Chapter 10 Santo Antão
Highlights and lowlights, Background information, Getting there and away, Getting around, Where to stay, eat and drink, Excursions and tour operators, Activities, The East, The West, Hikes
Chapter 11 São Nicolau
Highlights and lowlights, Background information, Getting there and away, Getting around, Where to stay, eat and drink, Excursions and tour operators, Activities, Ribeira Brava, Around Ribeira Brava, Tarrafal, North of Tarrafal, South of Ribeira Brava, The East, Hikes, Raso and Branco
Appendix 1 Language
Appendix 2 Further Information
Index
Index of highlighted boxes
About the Author :
Having updated Bradt's well-established Cape Verde guidebook for its 6th edition (2013), Murray Stewart is ideally placed to carry out the update for the 7th edition. An understanding of Portuguese and a network of island-based contacts allows him to keep up-to-date with what's going on in the archipelago from afar, essential in a destination that changes quickly. He keeps abreast of developments through the A Semana website, Cape Verde's daily newspaper.
Colum and Aisling's first guide to Cape Verde was published in 1988. Aisling is a journalist and writer, specialising in the environment, the developing world and science. A former Daily Telegraph correspondent, she has won several prizes for her feature-writing and has contributed to books on a variety of subjects, including Bradt's guide to solar eclipses over Africa. Colum is a humanitarian worker. He worked for Médecins Sans Frontières and now works for the UK government's Department for International Development. Colum and Aisling have lived in, and written about, a range of countries including Zambia and Angola. Their other joint book is In Quest of Livingstone: A Journey to the Four Fountains, about their retracing of David Livingstone's last journey.
Review :
Packed full of practical information, this guide is a must if you are planning a trip to Cape Verde.-- "Wild Travel"
