Kate Design Studio
Just outside the Rawlins Plantation Inn, British-born Kate Spencer has a dream studio-gallery that enjoys fine views out to sea. Spencer’s work embraces a variety of styles, and the results range from lush to stark. Call ahead if you want to visit the studio. Otherwise, her work ca
Romney Manor
This 17th-century sugar estate with its fecund gardens once belonged to the great-great-great-grandfather of Thomas Jefferson. Since 1964 it has been the home of Caribelle Batik , which sells handmade batik wraps, dresses, wall hangings and other items. As you drive up, note the bl
Botanical Gardens of Nevis
Its easy to spend a couple of hours wandering around this lush symphony of orchids, palms, water lily ponds, bamboo groves and other global flora interspersed with sculpture and fountains. In the Rainforest Conservatory parrots patrol the huge tropical plants, waterfalls and Mayan-
Jewish Cemetery
In the early 18th century, about a quarter of Nevis’ nonslave population were Jews who’d fled to the Caribbean after getting kicked out of Brazil. They brought with them knowledge about the cultivation of sugarcane and thus changed the local economy forever. The modest cemetery is
St John’s Fig Tree Church
St John’s, on the main road in the village of Fig Tree, is a stone church that dates from 1680. A glass case in the back displays a copy of the church register, dated March 11, 1787, which records the marriage of Horatio Nelson and Fanny Nisbet. If you peek beneath the red carpet i
Bloody Point
It was a grisly moment in Kittitian history: in 1626 joint British and French forces massacred more than 2000 Caribs in a site about 4 miles west of Basseterre, along Old Rd. Legend has it that so much blood was spilled that it ran for three days straight – hence the name Bloody Po
Eden Brown Estate
On the remote east coast, this 18th-century sugar plantation has the dubious distinction of being Nevis’ spookiest site. The year was 1822 and Julia Huggins was about to get married when her husband-to-be and her brother (his best man) decided to resolve a quarrel with a dual that
Alexander Hamilton Museum
American statesman Alexander Hamilton (1757–1804) was many things in his short life: soldier, lawyer, author of the Federalist Papers, US founding father, the country’s first Secretary of the Treasury and, finally, the victim of a fatal duel with his political nemesis Aaron Burr. H
Bath Hotel & Spring House
In the late 18th century, a who’s who of politicians, crowned heads and the merely moneyed came to ‘take the cure’ in the 107°F hot mineral springs of this palatial hotel. The main building now houses government offices, but the Spring House below the hotel had to close because of
South Friar’s Bay
Theres excellent tanning and snorkeling along this lovely beach backed by palm trees and sea grapes and bookended by two restaurants: the snazzy Carambola and the funky Shipwreck Bar & Grill.
Doing business & staying in touch while in St Kitts And Nevis
St Kitts And Nevis: Doing business & staying in touch
St Kitts And Nevis Weather, Climate and Geography
St Kitts And Nevis Weather, climate and geography
St Kitts And Nevis History, Language and Culture
St Kitts And Nevis History, Language and Culture
St Kitts And Nevis Travel Guide and Travel Information
St Kitts And Nevis Travel Guide
