2019-10-01Travel+Leisure

Flowers blossoming in a yard on
the island of Príncipe, one of the
most biodiverse places on the
planet. Opposite: The popular
Banana Beach, on Príncipe.

THE TINY WEST AFRICAN ISLAND NATION OF

SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE ENSNARES THE

VISITOR, BOTH WITH ITS UNSPOILED NATURAL

BEAUTY AND WITH THE HEAVY MEMORIES OF

ITS COLONIAL PAST. SOPHY ROBERTS GOES

WANDERING THROUGH ITS JUNGLES,

RUBBING SHOULDERS WITH THE GHOSTS.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBBIE LAWRENCE

78 TRAVEL+LEISURE | OCTOBER 2019