Sal Rei walk - Fatima chapel

After passing the center of Sal Rei, head north along the ramp. It is more than a kilometer along the coast. On the one hand, you have smaller accommodations (using tourists who buy a ticket + accommodation. The big hotel resorts where those who bought a tour go are outside the city). From the other is the long beach of Praia de Cabral

Praia de Cabral (sometimes also referred to as Praia de Cruz) is a practically deserted beach in Duluth.

Praia de Cabral is ended by a smaller dune, from which there is a view back to the city and to the huge breakwater protecting the port.

On the other side of the sand dune, you can already see the most beautiful beach here – Praia de Cruz. The horizon is then dominated by Rochinha hill (130 m)

Praia de Cruz is certainly the most beautiful beach at least around Sal Rei

Right at the end of the beach there are black volcanic cliffs and the chapel on the horizon can be seen clearly from here.

Another beach is marked on the map right next to Praia de Cruz, but it is definitely not ideal for swimming due to the rocks.

At the foot of the mountain is the vast Hotel Marine Club and below it is a freely accessible cobbled path that comfortably moves you closer to the chapel.

Unlike other resorts in Boa Vista, however, this hotel is not located directly on a long sandy beach.

After the pavement ends, a comfortable footpath awaits you in the volcanic landscape. Another attraction on this walk is this beautiful Hidden Beach.

The last few hundred meters are already on an inhospitable wasteland.

The surrounding landscape looks a lot like the planet Mars

Rochinha (130 m) is even more interesting from this side – there are several caves below its peak.

For those who have more time, it is definitely worth exploring this mountain more, both the cave and the view from the top.

Back to Sal Rei by the same route