Trapiche Ildo Benrós

Santo Antão


At Trapiche Ildo Benrós, grogue is made using the 400-year-old trapiche (a machine for juicing sugarcane). Sample drinks such as passion-fruit caipirinha under tall almond trees, as a veritable zoo of animals roams around. Look for a small green-and-white sign for Trapiche Ildo Benrós along the coastal road.


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