Boca do Inferno

São Tomé


The much-advertised 'Mouth of Hell' blowhole on the seaward side of the EN-2, just after the Km17 marker, has lost its spark. Those on Ilhėu das Rolas are much better. But the adjacent restaurant has some good fish and chips (€4) and a walk up the hill affords some fine coastal views.


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