São Martinho Grande
São Martinho Grande is a settlement in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, and part of the municipality Ribeira Grande de Santiago.
São Martinho Grande is a settlement in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, and part of the municipality Ribeira Grande de Santiago. It is 4 km east from Cidade Velha and 6.5 km west of Praia city centre. National road EN1-ST05 passes north of it. 1.5 km to its south is Calheta de São Martinho, a small bay of the Atlantic Ocean. It was mentioned as "Kalyete de S. Martin" on the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.
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Worth seeing in and around São Martinho Grande
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.
- 01University of Cape Verde
The University of Cape Verde is the only public university of Cape Verde. It was established in November 2006.
2.2 km · public university in Cape Verde (IAU-018544) · Wikipedia - 02Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde
The Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde is a private university in Cape Verde. It was established on 7 May 2001, and now has about 2,000 students and 380 academic staff.
3.2 km · university in Cape Verde (IAU-018687) · Wikipedia - 03Fort 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.
3.6 km · UNESCO World Heritage Site · Wikipedia
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Getting to São Martinho Grande
- Airports
- Nelson Mandela (RAI), 9 km · Aristides Pereira (BVC), 153 km · Amílcar Cabral (SID), 213 km
- Rabil → São Martinho GrandeTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Espargos → São Martinho Grande214 km · quickest by road, 60h 16m · $20–28
- São Pedro → São Martinho GrandeTrain, 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 São Martinho Grande
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 São Martinho Grande. 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.
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