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Almas
ℹ️Practical info — Almas
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🌤 Weather — 5 days
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💡 Tips
- Always pack rain gear, as the weather in the rainforest region can change quickly.
- Adapt to the slow pace (leve-leve); service in restaurants takes its time here.
- Hire a local guide to explore the old coffee plantations and avoid getting lost.
- Wear long clothing in the evening to protect yourself from mosquitoes.
🍽 Food
A traditional dish of dried fish or meat with vegetables. You can find it in small family restaurants in the center.
Drink a freshly brewed coffee made from beans of the surrounding Mé-Zóchi region in a local cafe.
A simple but delicious snack often sold at street stalls along the main roads.
🛍 Shopping · 🧘 Quiet spots
Buy roasted coffee beans directly from the nearby farms (roças) as the excellent souvenir.
Visit the fruit stands in the morning to purchase fresh cacao pods and jackfruit.
Take a walk in the shade of the old coffee trees for absolute tranquility.
Find an elevated spot on the edge of town to watch the green landscape wrapped in mist.
Water temperature…
Almas sits on a gently undulating plateau in the Mé-Zóchi district at around 600 meters elevation and is one of São Tomé's oldest coffee-growing areas. As early as the second half of the 19th century, high-quality Arabica plants were cultivated here, whose beans develop a particularly balanced, chocolatey note thanks to cool nights and volcanic soils. Characteristic of Almas are the old stone houses of former plantation workers, built from dark lava in a mixed West African, Portuguese architectural style that has not survived anywhere else on the island in this form. The name Almas („souls“) recalls the many who lost their lives in the plantation economy and is kept alive in the town through a pronounced spiritual culture: All Souls' celebrations, ancestor rituals and the singing of djambis are part of the yearly cycle. Today, young cooperatives are once again betting on specialty coffee cultivation, marketing it directly to roasteries in Lisbon and Milan.
- Location: São Tomé & Príncipe
- Top sights: Caixão Grande · Lemos, São Tomé and Príncipe · Folha Fede
- Nearby: Milagrosa (4 km)
- Population: ~4.601 (2024)
Best time to visit & climate
The most pleasant time to visit is Jul–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Rain mm | 125 | 115 | 162 | 176 | 129 | 44 | 23 | 19 | 35 | 100 | 142 | 130 |
Geography
Facts
- Small rural settlement in the Mé-Zóchi District
- The name likely has a religious origin
- Center for small-scale family cocoa cultivation
- Characterized by traditional wooden construction
- Located in a water-rich hilly landscape
- Important site for the preservation of local religious customs
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