Mindelo
The city's photogenic fish market lies just beyond Torre de Belém, with a jetty right behind it where fishermen unload their daily catch.
Must-see attractions in Mindelo
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Mindelo
Inside the Torre de Belém, Mindelo's most intriguing museum gives an overview of São Vicente's history, from the island's role in the triangular trade to…
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Mindelo
This cheery pink colonial confection and former government building today hosts changing exhibitions. Currently, its rooms are given over to a long…
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Mindelo
With its modern glass and concrete constructions, this swank new complex looks and feels more like the south of France than Cabo Verde. Dotted with palm…
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Mindelo
Inside the old customs house, the cultural centre houses changing exhibitions of local arts and culture and has a tiny shop selling local crafts, music…
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Mindelo
Jutting out into the harbour is the fortresslike Torre de Belém – a Disney World version of the 15th-century tower that guards Lisbon's port.
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Mindelo
The restored two-storey food market from 1784 is a great place to see sweet-talking vendors hawking local produce and medicinal herbs.
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Mindelo
Mindelo's photogenic câmara municipal (town hall) dates from the mid-19th century.
