Image credits

We use real photographs of Cape Verde under Creative Commons or public-domain licences, sourced from Wikimedia Commons. Thank you to the photographers who make their work reusable. Each image links to its source and licence.

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  The Pico do Fogo volcano rising above the Chã das Caldeiras crater on Fogo, Cape Verde

  © Cayambe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗

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  The green terraced Paúl valley climbing into the mountains of Santo Antão, Cape Verde

  © CaptainDarwin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

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  Beach and resort hotels at Santa Maria on the island of Sal, Cape Verde

  © Cayambe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗

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  Kitesurfers on the windy Atlantic waters off Sal, Cape Verde

  © Cayambe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗

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  Wide empty beach and dunes on Boa Vista, Cape Verde

  © Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗

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  Cliffs meeting a turquoise beach on Boa Vista, Cape Verde

  © SimonWaldherr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

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  The colourful harbour town of Mindelo on São Vicente, Cape Verde

  © Caroline Granycome · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗

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  The dramatic Ribeira Grande valley on Santo Antão, Cape Verde

  © CorreiaPM · Public domain · Source ↗

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  Rua Banana, the oldest colonial street in Cidade Velha, Santiago, Cape Verde

  © Cayambe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗

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  View over Gamboa and the bay from the Plateau in Praia, Santiago, Cape Verde

  © Reino Baptista · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

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  Black volcanic landscape and road below Pico do Fogo, Cape Verde

  © Cayambe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗

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  A green mountain valley on São Nicolau, Cape Verde

  © Christof46 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

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  Quiet golden beach on the eastern Cape Verde islands

  © Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗

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  The harbour of Furna on Brava, the smallest inhabited island of Cape Verde

  © Ingo Wölbern · Public domain · Source ↗

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  The Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, the national football stadium near Praia

  © Dablue · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

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  Cape Verde flags displayed in Rotterdam during the national team's 2026 World Cup run

  © Sneeuwvlakte · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

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  Cape Verde players celebrate a goal against Ethiopia at the Africa Cup of Nations

  © Happiraphael · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

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  A local football stadium at São Filipe, Fogo, Cape Verde

  © Cuenqui · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

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  Satellite view of the Cape Verde archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean

  © Envisat / ESA · CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO · Source ↗

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  The town of Ribeira Grande on Santo Antão, Cape Verde

  © Joehawkins · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗