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Pantufo

Pantufo is a town in the Água Grande District of São Tomé and Príncipe.

Pantufo
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The place

Pantufo is a town in the Água Grande District of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is located on the coast, 3 km southeast from the capital São Tomé. Its population is 1,836. It is considered the only urban settlement in the country, apart from the capital.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Pantufo

10 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.

  1. 01
    Roman Catholic Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe is a diocese, immediately subject to the Holy See, with its seat in the city of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe. It covers the territory of the Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe.

    3.1 km · diocese of the Catholic Church · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho

    Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho is a multi-use stadium in the neighbourhood of Ponta da Mina southeast of the centre of São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe and is located on Avenida das Nações Unidas. The building is classified as a Heritage of Portuguese Influence and Origin.

    2.4 km · stadium in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    São Sebastião Museum

    São Sebastião Museum is a museum, housed in a 16th-century fortress in the city of São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe. It lies in the northeastern part of the city centre, at the southeastern end of Ana Chaves Bay.

    3.5 km · national museum in São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Our Lady of Grace Cathedral

    The Our Lady of Grace Cathedral, also called Cathedral of São Tomé, is a Catholic church in the city of São Tomé, capital of the African and island country of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe.

    2.9 km · building in São Tomé and Príncipe · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    National Library of São Tomé and Príncipe

    The National Library of São Tomé and Príncipe is located in the capital city of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe. It is responsible for the technical coordination of public libraries and the promotion of books and reading.

    2.8 km · national library · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    São Sebastião Lighthouse

    São Sebastião Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the São Sebastião fortress at the southeastern end of Ana Chaves Bay in São Tomé, capital of São Tomé and Príncipe. The lighthouse is a 6 metres high white round tower with a red lantern.

    3.5 km · lighthouse in the fortress on the point of Ana Chaves Bay in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    University of São Tomé and Príncipe

    The University of São Tomé and Príncipe, USTP, is a public institution of higher education in São Tomé and Príncipe. It is the country's main institution dedicated to teaching, research, and university extension.

    2 km · public university in São Tomé and Príncipe · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Presidential Palace of São Tomé e Príncipe

    The Presidential Palace of São Tomé e Príncipe is the official residence of the president of São Tomé and Príncipe and located in the capital, São Tomé. The 19th-century Portuguese colonial style structure formerly served as the residence of the governor of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe, until 1975 when the country achieved independence.

    3 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Patrice Lumumba National High School

    Patrice Lumumba Preparatory School is a lyceum located in the southwestern part of the city centre of São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe. It is the oldest secondary school in the country, established in 1952.

    2.8 km · building in São Tomé and Príncipe · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Our Lady of Conception Church, São Tomé

    The Our Lady of Conception Church also simply called Church of the Conception, is the name given to a parish church that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the Água Grande District, specifically on Conceição Avenue right next to the "Hotel Residêncial Baía" in the town of São Tomé on the island of the same name, capital of the African country of São Tomé and Principe. It is alternatively known as the Igreja vermelha which in Portuguese means Red Church because of the color in this painting the temple.

    3.3 km · building in São Tomé and Príncipe · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Go there

Getting to Pantufo

Airports
São Tomé (TMS), 8 km · Port Gentil (POG), 251 km · Corisco (OCS), 295 km
  • Port Gentil → Pantufo
    254 km · quickest by air, 4h 42m · $170–270
  • Corisco Island → Pantufo
    293 km · quickest by air, 4h 45m · $180–270
  • Libreville → Pantufo
    Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
  • From anywhere
    The planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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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.

Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Pantufo

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 Pantufo. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get aroundShared yellow minivans ply multiple routes.

From Wikivoyage: São Tomé, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    PríncipeST

    7 ways of moving, 13 sources

    163 km
  2. 02
    Bwindi Impenetrable National ParkUG

    8 ways of moving, 27 sources

    2,559 km
  3. 03
    Ssese IslandsUG

    11 ways of moving, 14 sources

    2,837 km
  4. 04
    EntebbeUG

    9 ways of moving, 37 sources

    2,860 km
  5. 05
    SossusvleiNA

    8 ways of moving, 26 sources

    2,936 km

If you know how people move in Pantufo – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Pantufo

  • São Tomécapital city of São Tomé and Príncipe3.1 km
  • Água Grandedistrict of São Tomé and Príncipe2.4 km
  • Caixão Grandevillage in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe5.1 km
  • Bobo Forrovillage in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe4.5 km
  • Andradevillage in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe5.1 km
  • Almasvillage in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe1.7 km