NECESSARY DOCUMENTS
You'll also need a passport valid for at least six months and a visa for entry.
You can apply for a visa up to a maximum of 30 days, at a cost of € 25, directly at the Airport Police Sal, on landing in Cape Verde. For visas over 30 days should contact the embassies and consulates of Cape Verde.
HEALTH
In Cape Verde there are no endemic diseases and tropical, and the sanitary conditions are good. There is no need vaccination. All the islands have health centers and pharmacies, it is nevertheless recommended to bring their own medicines from home in case of any failure. You should drink only bottled water and wash the fruit.
You can make payments in euro.
The credit card is accepted almost everywhere and you can withdraw money through ATMs of banks (ATM).
The exchange rate with the euro:
1 € = 110 hp
The exchange rate against the dollar:
1 US dollar = 99.3378 ECV
The exchange rate with the pound:
1 Pound = 155.67 ECV
CURRENCY
The currency is the Cape Verdean escudo (CON).
The Cape Verdean escudo is the official currency of the islands of Cape Verde since 1975.
The coins have cut from 1 to 100 shields. There are two models of coin hundred crowns, circular (referred to as "Papa") and ten sides.
Banknotes have values of 200, 500, 1000, 2000 and 5000 escudo.
TIME ZONE
The time zone provides -2 hours during the period in which in Italy is in force the solar time, otherwise -3 hours during the period in which it is in daylight saving time.
LANGUAGE
The official state language is Portuguese, but widespread is the Cape Verdean Creole, a mixture of Portuguese and some African languages. In each of the ten islands we speak a creole different, although in recent years it is trying to implement a process normatizzazione language. In schools are taught French as Cape Verde has been a member of the iinternazionale Francophonie. But they are widely used and generally understood the Italian, English, and Spanish.
TELEPHONE
The international code of Cape Verde is 00238. In offices and in some stores, the cards are on sale from 50 and more clicks to the public telephone booths.
The climate is tropical dry, with an average temperature is 25 ° to the ground with the tips above 30 ° of our summer. The fluctuations do not exceed 10 ° due to the influence dell'oceano.La water temperature is between 22 ° (February and March) and 25 ° (September and October). The sea breeze caused by the trade winds are stronger in the winter months (January to March).
It is located in an area where the predominant winds from the northeast, Cape Verde has the climatic conditions are more favorable than those of the countries located at the same latitude on the African continent.
The rainy season runs from August to October, with rainfall uncertain from year to year, but also from island to island, however this does not prevent the typical summer weather sull'acipelago is present throughout the year, it also thanks to the warm winds of the East from africa that usually are more concentrated in the months of January and February.
Throughout the year, the sun radiates warmth tempered by cool sea breezes.
CLIMATE
SECURITY
The Cape Verdean are peaceful people. Crime in the country is a very rare phenomenon. Just take the obvious precautions and
common sense, just like in Europe. Women traveling alone in 'archipelago are not at risk.
RELIGION
The religion is predominantly Catholic.
