Berlitz: Cape Verde Islands Pocket Guide

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This brand new Berlitz Pocket Guide provides all the information you need to enjoy the up-&-coming tourist hotspot that is the Cape Verde Islands in a handy & genuinely pocketable format. Whether you want to find fantastic hiking trails & world class windsurfing spots or simply immerse yourself in the most spectacular mountain scenery & deserted beach landscapes on offer this guide captures everything there is to see & do. Colour-coded sections allow you to locate the information you need quickly & full-colour fold-out maps provide instant orientation wherever you are making this guide ideal for on-the-spot-reference. The Top 10 attractions are highlighted on a dedicated double-page spread capturing everything you simply cant afford to miss & ensuring you make the most of your stay. Explore the waters surrounding Maio for shipwrecks dating back to the 16th century & spot the endangered loggerhead turtles from the island of Boa Vista. Other recommendations include Santiago the largest island & seat of government Sao Vicente for the Mindelo carnival in February & Sao Filipe one of Cape Verdes loveliest towns with cobbled streets & leafy squares on the island of Fogo. A dedicated Eating Out section provides information on local Creole cuisine & the concise History section will help you truly get to the heart of these beautiful islands & their unique heritage from colonisation to the present day. An invaluable Travel Tips section provides an A-Z summary of practical information covering accommodation for all budgets transport climate health & much more. It also

Includes:: travel information that the brochures fail to mention for example on enchanting Brava the smallest inhabited island visitors are warned that although well worth a visit the lack of an aerodrome presents something of an obstacle with the ferry service a choppy one hour crossing in a small boat with an exposed deck & you can expect to be drenched by the end of it". You will find full-colour photographs accompanying the text throughout making this guide truly a pleasure to read before during & after your visit."