A few years have passed since the time when Maio lived from salt exploitation, which was exported to the United States and used for food preservation. Since then, electricity and refrigerators have changed preservation methods. Photo credit: Noticias do Maio
February 2025 was a great year for me in Cape Verde. It started with a week of intense activity in Maio, my island for 23 years now. We ate at Bigame, toured the island by quad and pickup, had aperitifs, participated in the first international fishing competition in Maio (thanks Mickaël) and awarded prizes during…
The week of October 6, 2024, Vila do Porto Inglês, Cape Verde, was hit by heavy rains and an intense storm. This unpredictable weather brought welcome relief to farmers, whose long-suffering crops benefited from natural irrigation. The fields, green again, raised hopes of a bountiful harvest, revitalizing the local economy. However, this rain also had…
Fantastic half day fishing in Maio with casa Evora Guest House, Lda, Boutique Hotel Cape Verde. Thanks to the boat, thanks to the guide, thanks to the fish, thanks to Océane, Marie, Valérie, Alain and Alexandre. Despite rough seas with a nice swell and a few hollows. After boarding we left a short distance from…
Whaouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Grande soirée anniversaire organisée sur l’une des plages de Barreiro. Tout les invités se souviendront sans doute longtemps de cette soirée exceptionnelle à danser, se rencontrer, s’abreuver, chanter et manger. Une organisation rondement menée. Bien préparée, organisée en amont nous avons monter les tentes dont la grande tente Khaima de 36 mètres carrés pour…
A great day riding our mechanical quadrupeds on the slopes of Maio. After 20 years I still discover places hitherto unexplored even by locals who never come to venture on exceptional spots. We made the desert beaches, we bathed, tasted a necessary picnic kindly prepared by Christina the cook emeritus of Casa Evora, set off…
Massage and body care at Casa Evora
To discover authentic Cape Verde in complete safety
Bruschetta evening that delighted everyone.
Maio is fast becoming the center of ecological and natural tourism in Cape Verde. Indeed, after applying to the United Nations to become a global biosphere reserve, construction of the new port nearing completion now the creation of a national maritime network whose epicenter will be Maio Maio quickly becomes accessible from all the Cape…
