The needle-shaped volcanic plug of Pico Cão Grande rises high above the rainforest in the south of the island of São Tomé
IT HAS BEACHES AS IDYLLIC AS THE SEYCHELLES’
Rainforest cloaks 90 per cent of the island of Príncipe, tumbling down from its volcanic peaks to trespass on the coves that crease its northern coast. Where forest meets sea, palms protrude at opportunistic angles, as if to announce the empty beaches with an unbridled ‘ta-dah!’.
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