Santo Antão is, without a doubt, Cape Verde’s most visually striking island. Featuring chiseled canyons, terraced mountainsides, a vast network of hiking trails, and fertile river valleys, the vertical land mass is both hyperbolically beautiful and uniquely individual. I’ve never seen a place quite like Santo Antão. Cape Verde’s emerald isle has a Caribbean-like vibe and a European flair. The island’s culture is an amalgam of Portuguese and mainland African influences. Its jaw-dropping scenery resembles that of a fantasyland. If Kauai’s Na Pali Coast were to have a child with…