Chã de Pedras, Santo Antão

#13 among attractions in Santo Antão

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Chã de Pedras is a settlement in the northcentral part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 1,266. It is situated about 5 km south of Coculi, 8 km southeast of the city Ribeira Grande and 12 km northwest of the island capital Porto Novo. It consists of 21 localities in the valley of the Ribeira de Chã de Pedras, a right tributary of the Ribeira Grande. The elevation of the largest village, Pia de Cima, is about 430 metres. ()

Coordinates: 17°7'28"N, 25°6'47"W

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Chã de Pedras – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cova, Cruzinha, Pico da Cruz, Gudo de Cavaleiro.

3.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Cova, Santo Antão
90 min walk • Cova is a volcanic caldera in the eastcentral part of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde. It is situated at the southwestern end of the municipality of Paul. Its lowest point is 1,166 meters, and the highest point of the crater rim is about 1,500 m. The diameter of the caldera is about 1.0 km.
4.5 miNW
Protected area
Cruzinha, Ponta do Sol
114 min walk • The Cruzinha Nature Reserve is a protected area in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão in the Cape Verde archipelago. It covers part of the north coast of the island, between the rivers Ribeira da Garça and the Ribeira do Mocho. It contains the only coastal dunes of Santo Antão.
5.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pico da Cruz, Santo Antão
143 min walk • Pico da Cruz is a mountain in the eastern part of the island of Santo Antão. Its elevation is 1585 m. It is 5 km southwest of the town Pombas. It gives its name to the nearby village of Pico da Cruz, part of the municipality of Paul. Pico da Cruz is part of the protected area Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural Park.
6.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gudo de Cavaleiro, Santo Antão
155 min walk • Gudo de Cavaleiro is a mountain in the middle of the island Santo Antão in Cape Verde. Its elevation is 1,810 meters. Part of the eastern plateau of Santo Antão, it lies directly south of the Moroços natural park.
4.8 miSW
Area
Moroços, Santo Antão
122 min walk • Moroços Natural Park, in the middle of the island of Santo Antão, is one of ten "natural parks" in Cape Verde. The protected area is 8.18 km². It covers 7.46 km² of the municipality of Ribeira Grande, and 0.71 km² of Porto Novo.
4.3 miNW
Beach
Praia d'Aranhas
110 min walk • Praia d'Aranhas is a beach on the northern coast of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde and is part of the municipality of Ribeira Grande and the village of Fontainhas.
4.4 miN
Village
Fontainhas, Santo Antão
113 min walk • Fontainhas is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated near the rocky north coast of the island, 2 km southwest of Ponta do Sol and 19 km north of the island capital Porto Novo. The settlement includes the smaller villages Corvo and Forminguinhas, about 1 km west of Fontainhas proper.
6.6 miNE
17°10'48"N • 25°1'57"W
Sinagoga antiga, Santo Antão
168 min walk • Ruins
3 miN
Town
Coculi, Santo Antão
76 min walk • Coculi is a town in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated on the river Ribeira Grande, 4 km southwest of the town Ribeira Grande and 17 km north of the island capital Porto Novo.
3.8 miSW
17°5'17"N • 25°9'21"W
Cratero de Espadaná, Santo Antão
97 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
2.2 miNW
Town
Lombo de Santa, Santo Antão
57 min walk • Lombo Santa is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated in the upper valley of the river Ribeira Grande, 10 km southwest of the town Ribeira Grande and 16 km northwest of the island capital Porto Novo.