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 Maio is a
small island about 20 miles east of Santiago and will benefit from
easy access when the new international airport on Santiago opens.
There is a small airport which is just an 8 minute flight or a short
ferry trip from Santiago. The flights cost about £40 return. We have holiday villas and
apartments to rent on various parts of Fogo Island. Fogo is dominated by
the volcanic cone of Pico de Fogo, which at 2829m is the highest point
in the republic. Maio is a tranquil and almost forgotten island with
vast, deserted white beaches and only about 6000 inhabitants, mainly
living in the capital, Vila do Maio, which is next to one of the longest
beaches on the archipelago. Vila do Maio is on the south-west corner of
the island, so is protected from the prevailing north-easterly breeze.
There will be new restaurants and bars opening soon, as the island
quietly develops. On the deserted beaches sea turtles can be found
laying their eggs in the summer. Maio has a desert-like landscape with
sugar cane plantations, small oases and a few small towns, such as Morro
with its one main street fringed with coconut palms. Maio Island is yet another superb location and we are please to offer a selection of holiday
apartment and villa rentals on the Island of Maio. Scroll down the page to
view our selection of Maio Island holiday rentals and click on the photo
of each property to view full details of the property, more photos,
prices and availability calendar.
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