Capo Verde - Santo Antao, Sao Vicente

selection of the most significant itineraries to discover Santo Antão and São Vicente, two islands in the Cape Verde archipelago, a piece of Africa in the middle of the sea, which have a lot to offer the hiker. Walking on the mule tracks which for centuries were the only way of communication between villages separated by impervious mountains means understanding a harsh and generous territory and the people who live there and who struggle to live and survive there. The slowness of walking to enter the spirit of these magnificent places, where life is still hard, those who emigrate return, because they cannot resist the morabeza, that mixture of sodade, nostalgia for the distant homeland and hope of a return. “If you write to me, I will write to you, if you remember me, I will remember you” sings Cesaria Evora, the queen of morna. Ribeira de Paul, Cova de Paul, Vila das Pombas, Pico da Cruz, Ponta do Sol, Cha de Morte, Ribeira do Alto Mira, Tope de Coroa.