Sao Tome Island

Sao Tome And Principe

São Tomé is the capital of São Tomé and Príncipe, an island nation in the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa. A Portuguese colony until 1975 — once the world's largest cocoa producer — it is a lush equatorial island. Attractions include the colonial architecture and forts of the capital, the cocoa roças — plantation estates — the São Sebastião museum, the central market, and excursions to the island's rainforest interior, the Pico Cão Grande's volcanic tower, the beaches of the south, and Príncipe's biosphere reserve.