- Today you can visit the bustling fruit & vegetable market and the fish market on the harbour shore or just wander around the streets and pop into some local artist galleries..
- The charming colonial buildings, cobbled streets, numerous cafés, restaurants and a vibrant night-life make Mindelo a great place to visit.
- Music is everywhere. Many well known singers and musicians (Cesaria Evora, Bau, Hernani) come from Mindelo.
- The Carnival celebrations in February, particular in Mindelo and Sao Nicolao, (think mini Rio) and the music festivals in August on all the islands are meanwhile famous.
- The beautiful green island of Santo Antonio is a 1 hour ferry trip away and is a favourite excursion from Mindelo
- There you can walk through beautiful valleys where papaya and mangroves are growing and then find yourself in a quaint coastal village, or hike down the side of an extinct volcanic crater!
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