Tarrafal Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
settlement in Santiago, Cape Verde
About Tarrafal
This is a small fishing town with a port and a beautiful sand beach that is good for swimming. The nearby coast is also good for surfing, windsurfing, and kite surfing. Over time, its tourist infrastructure has been built up and then abandoned. As of March 2019, Tarrafal tourism is going strong with numerous offerings. If you are gathering information for a trip, or even more important, making plans and bookings, it is important to note that there is more than one "Tarrafal" in Cape Verde: one on the island of São Nicolau, and two on the island of Santo Antão — the less known is just a section of the town Ribeira Grande and seldom mentioned, but the second, often referred to as "Tarrafal de Monte Trigo" or "Tarrafal Santo Antão" to avoid confusion, is a very interesting tourist destinat
Tarrafal Travel Guide Sections
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