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Paúl valley: coffee, grogue and cachupa

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Best forSlow days after a hike

Paúl is where Santo Antão eats. Banana, sugar cane, a little coffee, and grogue distilled in backyards. A day here is a lunch and a walk between terraces, not a museum trail.

How to do it

Stay a night. Walk up-valley in the morning. Taste grogue where it is made. The road from Porto Novo is slow and worth it. Pair with a Cova hike the day before, not the same afternoon.

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