Best of Santo Antão in a Day (South)

Your day will start at the harbour where the guide and driver will welcome you , than drive you to Ato Mira.

On the way you will be passing varying nature, driving through acacia trees, desert filled with 

puzzolana (dust from the volcano that can be used to produce cement for constructions).

Passing by tiny villages, which you can picture with the stops that you take to contemplate.

Driving miles away from Porto Novo main town you will pass through Ribeira das Patas, located around 600 meters above sea level in the interior, looks just like an oasis filled with mango trees, lemon trees and little of sugar plantation.

In Ribeira das Patas you will find an association of women that makes cured traditional cheese and 

have a restaurant called Babilonia, where you can have lunch and experience their art for gastronomy.

Alto Mira is a farming village enclosed by mountains facing and a dry river that connects with the Atlantic sea.

A place where you see  donkeys, mules, animals that make the life of many people easier through their strength that helps them carry their crops home, as many people live off road.

Drive back and stop at Ribeira das Patas for lunch, after head to the harbour or your accommodation.