Fontainhas -- Clifftop Village

Fontainhas is a dramatically situated clifftop village on Brava, the westernmost inhabited island of Cape Verde. Perched on volcanic slopes beneath Monte Fontainhas, the island's highest peak at 976 metres, the settlement overlooks sheer cliffs plunging into the Atlantic. The mountain is composed of phonolite and ignimbrite and is frequently shrouded in cloud, which feeds springs that make Brava unusually green compared to the arid Saharan islands. The village is reached by a winding cobbled road and retains traditional stone architecture.