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Fragmented land ownership is slowing rural home sales on Santo Antão
The island's agricultural character and the lack of clear title deeds are hampering property deals just as foreign buyer interest in mountain houses grows.
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International hiking boom sends holiday rentals soaring in the Ribeira Grande valley
The growing influx of European hikers to Santo Antão's trails has multiplied the supply of tourist accommodation in Ribeira Grande and Ponta do Sol.
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European hikers turned homeowners drive up land prices in Chã de Igreja and Fontainhas
The passage of thousands of hikers each year through the villages of northern Santo Antão is drawing in foreign buyers.
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La Cova, Santo Antão's farming crater, caught between environmental protection and pressure to build
The old volcanic crater, now a farming area within a natural park, is facing its first requests for tourist development.
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Ribeira Grande's Câmara Municipal launches public land programme for social housing
The council has announced the transfer of municipal plots for social housing aimed at young families and primary-sector workers.
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The Paúl valley renovates its farmhouses beside the grogue stills
Rising appreciation for grogue and sugarcane is driving the renovation of traditional homes linked to the old distilleries.
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Ribeira Grande, Santo Antão's former capital, stakes its future on restoring its historic centre
The former administrative centre is looking to the restoration of its colonial heritage as a way to attract investment and halt decay.
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Thousands of homes remain empty in Santo Antão due to the island's long history of emigration
Emigration to the Netherlands, the United States and Portugal has left a stock of homes shut up for most of the year.
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Housing shortage for seasonal farm workers and rural tourism staff in Santo Antão
The simultaneous growth in agricultural demand in Paúl and hiking tourism is running up against a shortage of housing for workers.
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Porto Novo's young people, caught between low wages and scarce urban land for a first home
Getting onto the property ladder in Porto Novo, the capital of Santo Antão, has become a major obstacle for under-35s.
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The São Vicente ferry and the small Ponta do Sol airport: bottlenecks for building in Santo Antão
Dependence on sea transport from Mindelo drives up costs and delays the arrival of building materials.