Luxury one bedroom apartments at Sambala Resort on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde...

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Sambala Resort

Sambala Resort offers buyers an opportunity to invest in a tropical island home within a project that has recently completed in Phase One. The resort itself sits within 20 square kilometres of privately owned mountain valleys and coastline.

Masterplan

Spread generously across 20 square kilometres of privately owned mountain valleys and coastline, this multi-phased development will eventually incorporate four tourism villages, three 5-star hotels, a marina, two 18-hole golf courses, restaurants, bars and  sporting & spa amenities.

The development is situated within a region of high tourism potential and directly connected to the new Praia International Airport (approximately 5 to 7km away) by the new National Road.

» Prices

99,000 Euros / £67,110 / $135,000

*Exchange accurate as of 30.08.07*

» Local Information

Santiago (Portuguese for "Saint James"), or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation's population.

Santiago is located between the islands of Maio (40 km west) and Fogo (50 km east) and is one of the Sotavento. It was the first of the islands to be settled, the town of Cidade Velha being founded as Riberia Grande in 1462. It is also home to the nation's capital city of Praia and to one of the islands' two international airports including Francisco Mendes 2 km from the capital (IATA airport code: RAI, Praia). The island population has doubled since the independence of Cape Verde in 1975. Other towns on the island include Assomada and Tarrafal. The main industries are agriculture, tourism, fishing and others, and leastly manufacturing. Main agricultural products are corn, sugar cane, banana, coffee and mangoes.

Other parts of the island include Cidade Velha, 15 km west of Praia, Cape Verde's first capital, others include Assomada, 60 km north and Tarrafal in the northern part of the island 75 km from the capital.

The island was discovered by António da Noli in around 1460 who built a garrison in Cidade Velha which was then known as Ribeira Grande. Transcontinental slavery made Cidade Velha the second richest city in the Portuguese realm. Portugal was unable to protect its colonies because the English, Dutch, French and Spanish took over the slave trade and the island was later raided by pirates. In 1712, the capital no longer served Cidade Velha which was attacked by pirates and was moved to the Praia plateau. The island population were disadvantaged by the Portuguese colonial system and supported Amilcar Cabral and the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde and the independence of 1975. Santiago several times hosted conferences on Creole culture.

Since the independence of Cape Verde, infrastructure has improved, especially schools, ports, airports, roads, etc.

Location: Santiago     Bedrooms: 1     Bathrooms: 1