Calabaceira
Calabaceira is a village in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde.
Calabaceira is a village in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is part of the municipality Ribeira Grande de Santiago. In 2010 its population was 366. It is located on the eastern edge of the Ribeira Grande gorge, 2 km northeast of Cidade Velha and 10 km west of the capital Praia.
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Worth seeing in and around Calabaceira
3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Fort Real de São Filipe
Forte Real de São Filipe is a 16th century fortress in the city of Cidade Velha in the south of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is located on a plateau above the town centre, 120 meters above sea level.
1.8 km · UNESCO World Heritage Site · Wikipedia - 02Nossa Senhora do Rosário church
Nossa Senhora do Rosario church is a 15th century church in the town of Cidade Velha on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is located in the northwest of the town, near the right bank of the stream Ribeira Grande de Santiago.
2 km · church building in Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Cape Verde · Wikipedia - 03Pelourinho
The Pelourinho is an important monument in the city of Cidade Velha in the south of Santiago, Cape Verde. The historic centre of Cidade Velha is an UNESCO World Heritage Site since June 2009.
2.2 km · UNESCO World Heritage Site in Cidade Velha, Cape Verde, Pillory · Wikipedia
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Getting to Calabaceira
- Airports
- Nelson Mandela (RAI), 12 km · Aristides Pereira (BVC), 154 km · Amílcar Cabral (SID), 213 km
- Rabil → CalabaceiraTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Espargos → Calabaceira212 km · quickest by road, 60h 7m · $20–27
- São Pedro → CalabaceiraTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Calabaceira
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Calabaceira. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are ferry boats that have irregular service to and from the islands of Maio, Boavista, Sal and Sao Nicolau, and more regular and scheduled service to and from Sao Vicente and Fogo.
- Get inAs of 2014, there were regular ferries from Fogo (4 hours) and Brava (just 40 min from Fogo).
- Go nextCidade Velha, the historic capital, is an easy half-day or day trip and something not to be missed if you're interested in history.
From Wikivoyage: Praia, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-02.
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Next door to Calabaceira
- Ribeira Grande de Santiagomunicipality on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde2.2 km
- João Varelasettlement in Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Cape Verde3.1 km
- Salineirosettlement in Santiago, Cape Verde1 km
- São Martinho Grandesettlement in Santiago, Cape Verde3 km
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