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Cidade velha excursion
Cidade velha excursion
Cidade velha excursion

Cidade velha excursion

By Friendshiptours CV
Free cancellation available
Price is £88 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Im this tour we gonna anderstand the history of cape verd, and see the beatifull constrution build by portuguese im century 14.

The island of Santiago was discovered by António da Noli, a Genoese in Portuguese service, in 1460. Da Noli settled at Ribeira Grande with his family members and Portuguese from Algarve and Alentejo in 1462. The settling conditions were good due to the abundance of water from the river Ribeira Grande, which gave it an advantage over the other settlement on Santiago, Alcatrazes.
The settlement became a key port of call for Portuguese colonisation towards Africa and South America. In the 16th and 17th centuries, it was a centre of maritime trade between Africa, the Cape, Brazil and the Caribbean. Due to its proximity to the African coast, it was an essential platform for the trade of enslaved persons.

Activity location

  • Cidade Velha
    • Cidade Velha, Cape Verde, Cape Verde

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Praia
    • Praia, Praia, Cape Verde

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Cidade velha excursion
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h5h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 08:30
Price details
£87.99 x 1 Adult£87.99
Total
Price is £87.99
Until Fri, 3 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Cidade Velha
  • 5h
Language Download PDF Watch Edit Cidade Velha (Portuguese for "old city", also: Santiago de Cabo Verde) is a city[2] in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Founded in 1462,[3]:77 it is the oldest settlement in Cape Verde and its former capital. Once called Ribeira Grande, its name was changed to Cidade Velha in the late 18th century.[4] It is the seat of the Ribeira Grande de Santiago municipality. Located off Africa's northwest coast, this town was the first European colonial settlement in the tropics. Some of the meticulously planned original design of the site is still intact, including a royal fortress, two churches and a 16th-century town square. Today, Cidade Velha is an Atlantic shipping stop and centre for Creole culture. The city became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of Portuguese Origin in the World in 2009.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESCidade Velha
    • Cidade Velha, Cape Verde, Cape Verde

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPraia
    • Praia, Praia, Cape Verde

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