Cape Verde

Photo gallery Cape Verde

Crater rims, dragon trees, coastal paths

Photo gallery Cape Verde

16 Oct 2026 | , ,

The most beautiful pictures of Cape Verde: a cloud spills over the rim of the Cova crater and fills the Paul valley like milk. Dragon trees cling to the ridges of São Nicolau, salt dries at Pedra de Lume. And on Santo Antão’s coast, a path winds around basalt cliffs.

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Cape Verde: walking where clouds graze

Cloud forest, salt crater, grogue distillery, coastal path

Cape Verde: walking where clouds graze

02 Oct 2026 | , | Est. reading time: 26 min.

On some Cape Verde islands, a whole rainy season brings only about three centimetres of rain. Yet dragon trees and coffee grow on São Nicolau, and on Santo Antão terraces climb into the clouds. Four islands, one question: what does an archipelago live on when it lacks rain?

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