03.08.2025 | Cape Verde, Guide, Places, Santa Maria
Santa Maria: Walk Through The Most Popular Town Santa Maria is a coastal town at the southern tip of Sal Island in Cape Verde, renowned for its beautiful beaches, azure ocean and year-round sunshine. What was once a sleepy fishing and salt-trading village has...
29.02.2024 | Cape Verde, Music, Places, Santa Maria
Buddy Bar: The Most Popular Music Spot on Sal If you’ve been researching bars in Santa Maria, you’ve probably seen or heard Buddy Bar mentioned everywhere. It’s that characteristic, orange-colored corner building on Rua 1 de Junho that many travel...
28.02.2024 | Cape Verde, Music, Places, Santa Maria
Ocean Café in Santa Maria: Music & Dance. Where The Sal Island Comes Alive Right in the heart of Santa Maria, facing the historic town square and just 50 meters from the beach, stands one of the important centres of local nightlife, Ocean Café. More than just a...
14.01.2024 | Cape Verde, Places, Santa Maria
Pontão: The Unique, Iconic Pier of Santa Maria The sun breaks over the Atlantic at 10 a.m. Fishing boats return to Santa Maria. Their hulls paint the water in blues, reds, and yellows. Engines sputter and die as they approach the pier. This daily scene has played out...
26.08.2023 | Cape Verde, History, Places, Santa Maria
White Mosaic: The Inland Salt Flats of Santa Maria, Sal Island, Cabo Verde In the south of Sal Island, beyond Santa Maria’s golden beaches and resort hotels, lies a different kind of treasure – a broad, sunbaked expanse of inland salt flats. These salinas stretch out...
06.02.2023 | Places, Santa Maria
Stone Sculpture on Rua 15 de Agosto, Santa Maria In the centre of Santa Maria, at a modest junction along Rua 15 de Agosto, there is a stone sculpture that most people walk past without a second glance. It has no plaque from the municipality, no protective canopy, and...
