Sal Island: The salt marshesThe Pedra Lume salt beds are THE tourist attraction in Sal, and the Italian owners have certainly cottoned-on to this fact, charging a generous entrance fee of around £4.30. © Patrice Hauser
Cape Verde has bags of beaches and unusual landscape to explore. A holiday here isn' your average 'sol y playa' holiday though, so make sure to mingle with the locals and don't be afraid of getting involved in local daily life!