Praça do Presídio
A flower-filled garden square on the old town's cliff edge, overlooking the black-sand beach, with a sunset view of Brava on clear days.
Praça do Presídio sits on the sea cliff north of São Filipe's old town. Once the site of a fort and prison, it is now a small garden square planted with flowers and shrubs, with benches and a viewing platform.
From here you look down on the black-sand beach and the breaking waves. To the west, across the water, lies Brava, and the evening sun often sets beside it, making this the best place in town to watch the sunset.
It is free to visit, and a café nearby offers a place to sit.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Casa da Memória
- Museu Municipal de São Filipe
- Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
- Praia da Fonte Bila
- São Filipe Historic Centre
- Bordeira
- Pico Pequeno
- Ponta da Salina