Tarrafal, Cape Verde (municipality)

Archipelago

Tarrafal is a town in the northwest of the island of Santiago ( Cape Verde ) with approximately 18,000 inhabitants. The place through a concentration camp, Campo do Tarrafal which the Portuguese Salazar regime (1926-1974), who opened here and were interned in which political opponents. Became known

Today Tarrafal is known mainly for its Palm beach, and there is a popular weekend destination for affluent residents of the City of Praia.

Attractions

Worth seeing are next to the palm beach of the main square with the Church of Santo Amaro Abbot, the Town Hall ( Cámara Municipal) and the Old Market Hall ( Mercado Municipal). On the beach, the old customs house ( Alfândega Velha ) is noteworthy. The center of the city looks with dead straight, sometimes tree -lined streets, a clean impression.

The assets of the former concentration camp have been preserved as a memorial and can be visited for a small entrance fee. There are information panels on the buildings and an exhibition is set up. Since 2006, the memorial is under special state historical monument.

Infrastructure

Tarrafal has several hotels, restaurants and guest houses. In the main shopping streets Rua Centro, Rua and Rua Macaco Bibinha Cabral Excellent shopping. In the city center there is also a health center (Centro de Saúde ), a bank and a post office.

The main bus station is located near the new market hall ( Mercado Novo). With typical of the Cape Verde Islands " Aluguer " buses Tarrafal is several times a day - but not Sundays or holidays on - connected to the capital Praia, maybe you have to change to Assomada. Driving time from Tarrafal to Praia is about two hours.

The famous beach of Tarrafal

Beach

Church of Santo Amaro Abbot

Town hall

Covered market

Main road

Sons and daughters of the town

• Mário Lúcio (* 1964), Cape Verdean singer
• Pedro Celestino Silva Soares (* 1987), Cape Verdean footballer