Praia: what to see and where to eat

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159,050 people live here

Nearest airport: Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI), about 3.7 km from the centre

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Gagum from Lisbon, Portugal / CC BY 2.0
fort
Fort Real de São Filipe
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 10 km from the city centre
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Ji-Elle / CC BY-SA 3.0
ethnographic museum
Museu Etnográfico da Praia
ethnographic Museum in Santiago, Cape Verde
Mo-Fr 08:00-12:00,14:00-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2023-09-16
Admission Not checked
Getting there Nearest stop or station Aluguer, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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Farol_D._Maria_Pia.jpg: Gagum from Lisbon, Portugal derivative work: JotaCartas (talk) / CC BY 2.0
lighthouse
Farol de D. Maria Pia
lighthouse in Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
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Ji-Elle / CC BY-SA 3.0
catholic cathedral
Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace, Praia
church building in Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
Getting there Nearest stop or station Aluguer, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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Ji-Elle / CC BY-SA 3.0
palace
Palácio Presidencial
building in Africa
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
Getting there Nearest stop or station Aluguer, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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Ji-Elle / CC BY-SA 3.0
church building
Nossa Senhora do Rosário church
church building in Ribeira Grande de Santiago, Cape Verde
08:00-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2024-03-25
Admission Not checked
About 10 km from the city centre
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Franzfoto / CC BY-SA 3.0
cultural heritage
Liceu Domingos Ramos
building in Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
Getting there Nearest stop or station Aluguer, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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Balou46 / CC BY 4.0
monument
Pelourinho
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Cidade Velha, Cape Verde, Pillory
24/7 OpenStreetMap, written 2023-09-16
Admission Not checked
About 10 km from the city centre
Map
NASA's Visible Earth / Public domain
island group
Sotavento Islands
southern island group of Cape Verde archipelago
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 54 km from the city centre
Map
Ji-Elle / CC BY-SA 3.0
concelho of cape verde
Praia
municipality on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
Map
Ji-Elle / CC BY-SA 3.0
concelho of cape verde
Ribeira Grande de Santiago
municipality on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 10 km from the city centre
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Xandu / Public domain
concelho of cape verde
São Lourenço dos Órgãos
municipality on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 19 km from the city centre
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Ji-Elle / CC BY-SA 3.0
concelho of cape verde
São Domingos
municipality on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 11 km from the city centre
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Ji-Elle / CC BY-SA 3.0
mountain
Pico da Antónia
mountain in Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 19 km from the city centre
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Dablue / CC BY-SA 4.0
multi-purpose stadium
Estádio Pelé
Multi-purpose stadiums in Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
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Xandu / Public domain
diocese of the catholic church
Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
Getting there Nearest stop or station Aluguer, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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Xandu / Public domain
stadium
Estádio da Várzea
stadium
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
Getting there Nearest stop or station Aluguer, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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Xandu / Public domain
library
National Library of Cape Verde
national library
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
Getting there Nearest stop or station Aluguer, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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Ji-Elle / CC BY-SA 3.0
botanical garden
Jardim Botânico
botanical garden in Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 18 km from the city centre
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Xandu / Public domain
dam
Barragem de Poilão
dam in Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 18 km from the city centre
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Unknown / CC0
square
Praça Luís de Camões, Praia
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
Getting there Nearest stop or station Aluguer, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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freguesia of cape verde
Nossa Senhora da Luz
civil parish in Santiago, Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 12 km from the city centre
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Gagum from Lisbon, Portugal / CC BY 2.0
freguesia of cape verde
São Nicolau Tolentino
civil parish in Santiago, Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 12 km from the city centre
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stadium
Complexo Desportivo Adega
building in Africa
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
Map
JeLuF / CC0
lighthouse
Farol da Ponta do Lobo
lighthouse in Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 11 km from the city centre
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freguesia of cape verde
São João Baptista
civil parish in Santiago, Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 18 km from the city centre
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Cayambe / CC BY-SA 3.0
square
Praça Alexandre Albuquerque
public square in Praia, Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
Getting there Nearest stop or station Aluguer, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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Justiniano Rodrigues / CC0
street
Avenida Andrade Corvo
avenue in Praia, Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
Getting there Nearest stop or station Aluguer, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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Unknown / CC0
street
Rua Serpa Pinto
street in Praia
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
Getting there Nearest stop or station Aluguer, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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freguesia of cape verde
Santíssimo Nome de Jesus
civil parish in Santiago, Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 10 km from the city centre
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freguesia of cape verde
Nossa Senhora da Graça
civil parish in Praia, Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
Map
freguesia of cape verde
São Lourenço dos Órgãos
human settlement in Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
About 18 km from the city centre
Map
Somada / CC BY-SA 4.0
river
Ribeira da Trindade
river in Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
Getting there Nearest stop or station Aluguer, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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Torbenbrinker / CC BY-SA 3.0
street
Avenida Cidade de Lisboa
avenue in Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
Getting there Nearest stop or station Aluguer, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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Balou46 / CC BY 4.0
monument
Diogo Gomes Monument
monument in Cape Verde
Opening hours Not checked
Admission Not checked
Getting there Nearest stop or station Aluguer, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap
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Places to eat

restaurant
Syd’s
Food: breakfast, coffee shop, international, mexican, savory pancakes
We-Fr 18:00-23:00; Su,Sa 09:30-13:00
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cafe
Africafé
Food: african food
08:00-19:00
Praia
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