Praia de Cabral

Praia de Cabral

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Praia de Cabral and its land pier
Location Northwestern Boa Vista, Cape Verde near Sal Rei
Access road
Beach length 2 km

Praia de Cabral, also known as Praia da Cruz or Praia de Cruz is a beach on the northwest coast of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde in the immediate area of the town of Sal Rei.[1][2][3][4]

The beach is entirely made up of sand, it features a hotel and a small Jewish cemetery, which is no longer used. Sal Rei once had a Jewish community.[2] In 2011, villas, hotels and some houses were constructed which brought a new touristic attraction next to the beach.[5]

The beach is famous for its annual music festival which permits Cape Verdean music. A Turtle habitat has been protected in the beach area.[1] The small saline marsh of Sal Rei is southeast of the beach, a part of it has some houses built recently in the early 2010s.

North is another beach named Praia de Cruz and features a small hill where the island's first modern hotel was built.

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.expressodasilhas.sapo.cv/pt/noticias/detail/id/19770
  2. 1 2 http://www.morabitur.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2444&Itemid=47
  3. ↑ Views of Boa Vista at Janelana Web (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Boa Vista at Orbita Viagens (Portuguese)
  5. ↑ http://www.expressodasilhas.sapo.cv/pt/noticias/detail/id/23822

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