{"id":3770,"date":"2023-01-20T10:13:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T10:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/?page_id=3770"},"modified":"2023-03-16T23:17:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T23:17:59","slug":"cidade-velha","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/en\/old-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Town: Explore Cape Verde's historical gem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3770\" class=\"elementor elementor-3770\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-247a35de elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"247a35de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c80e8b0\" data-id=\"1c80e8b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e88ec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41e88ec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.1 - 14-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Cradle of Cape Verde<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff8751d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ff8751d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.1 - 14-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cidade Velha, also known as Ribeira Grande de Santiago, is a small town located on the island of Santiago in Cape Verde, about 15 kilometers from the capital, Praia.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0It is considered the oldest settlement in the country, having been founded in 1462 by Portuguese explorers. In fact, Cidade Velha was the first European settlement in the tropics.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39e50ee8\" data-id=\"39e50ee8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eb7d33b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7eb7d33b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.1 - 14-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1.-Cidade-Velha-Ribeira-Grande-Santiago-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1.-Cidade-Velha-Ribeira-Grande-Santiago-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1.-Cidade-Velha-Ribeira-Grande-Santiago-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1.-Cidade-Velha-Ribeira-Grande-Santiago-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1.-Cidade-Velha-Ribeira-Grande-Santiago-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1.-Cidade-Velha-Ribeira-Grande-Santiago-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1.-Cidade-Velha-Ribeira-Grande-Santiago-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Banana Street, Old Town<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed0b5b2 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed0b5b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5df5368\" data-id=\"5df5368\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f81906a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f81906a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HUGO6831-1-878x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HUGO6831-1-878x1024.jpg 878w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HUGO6831-1-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HUGO6831-1-768x896.jpg 768w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HUGO6831-1-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HUGO6831-1.jpg 1271w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sunset in Pelourinho, Old Town<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cda6c0\" data-id=\"7cda6c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f0d235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f0d235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Testament to history <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71ad364 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71ad364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The city's history is closely linked to transatlantic slavery, as it was once an important port for the export of African slaves.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Pelourinho, a large stone pillar built in the city's main square, is a symbol of the brutal history of transatlantic slavery and its role in the development of Cidade Velha. It was used to publicly read the acts of the Municipality, as a place to trade slaves and produce from the land, and above all to repress infractions by rebellious slaves.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early settlement in Cidade Velha was also made possible by the availability of fertile soil and water. As the community developed and grew, various structures were built to serve military, religious and civilian purposes, concentrated in a compact urban area that to this day preserves much of its original structure.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ed9401 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ed9401\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b8afd3\" data-id=\"6b8afd3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-debaec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"debaec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Marks of colonial heritage<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3992a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3992a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of the city's buildings, including the Fort of S\u00e3o Filipe, were built with forced labor.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The fort was built to protect the port from pirate attacks and is one of the city's most notable landmarks. It was strategically built on one of the highest points in the Old Town, overlooking the city and the Atlantic Ocean.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its privileged location offers breathtaking 360\u00ba views of the surroundings and incredible sunsets.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db231e7\" data-id=\"db231e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-941e21c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"941e21c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DJI_0081-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DJI_0081-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DJI_0081-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DJI_0081-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DJI_0081-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DJI_0081-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DJI_0081-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DJI_0081-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">St. Philip's Fort, Old Town<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6a0529 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6a0529\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82fd480\" data-id=\"82fd480\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1669cc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1669cc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0405-copy-1024x765.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0405-copy-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0405-copy-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0405-copy-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0405-copy-1536x1147.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0405-copy-2048x1529.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0405-copy-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Old Town<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a75d348\" data-id=\"a75d348\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a1f6bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a1f6bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Timeless buildings<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-895d3a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"895d3a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cidade Velha is also home to several churches that reflect the city's heritage. The most famous of these is the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, a beautiful structure dating back to the early 15th century (built around 1495).<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-440beab elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"440beab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6d072b\" data-id=\"b6d072b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e09019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e09019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617921d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"617921d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 2009, Cidade Velha has been <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/statesparties\/cv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in recognition of its historical and cultural importance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c335a73\" data-id=\"c335a73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1058e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1058e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1743\" src=\"https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0441-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0441-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0441-1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0441-1-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0441-1-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0441-1-1536x1046.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0441-1-2048x1394.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/feelcaboverde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_0441-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ruins of the Cathedral of Ribeira Grande de Santiago<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de1518 e-container--column e-container\" data-id=\"6de1518\" data-element_type=\"container\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d66b8df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d66b8df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cidade Velha is the place to relax and absorb the essence of Cape Verde. <strong>It's a must-see destination for anyone who wants to experience an excellent mix of history, culture and beautiful landscapes.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Would you like to know more about the Old Town or take a historical tour of this idyllic city? Get in touch with us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cradle of Cape Verdeanness Cidade Velha, also known as Ribeira Grande de Santiago, is a small town located on the island of Santiago in Cape Verde, about 15 kilometers from the capital, Praia. It is considered the oldest settlement in the country, having been founded in 1462 by Portuguese explorers. 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