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Downtown Oranjestad (Neighborhood)
Oranjestad
~1.44 miles from Oranjestad city center
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Mount Liamuiga
St Kitts
~13.66 miles from Oranjestad city center
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Mount Liamuiga is a 3,792 feet (1,156 m) stratovolcano which forms the western part of the island of Saint Kitts. The peak is the highest point on the island of Saint Kitts, in the federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and in the entire British Leeward Islands, as well as one of the tallest peaks in the eastern Caribbean archipelago. The peak is topped by a 0.6 miles (1 km) wide summit crater, which contained a shallow crater lake until 1959. As of 2006, the crater lake had re-formed.[1] The last verified eruptions from the volcano were about 1,800 years ago, while reports of possible eruptions in 1692 and 1843 are considered uncertain.
Mount Liamuiga was formerly named Mount Misery. The renaming took place on the date of St. Kitts' independence, September 19, 1983. However, many older cit...
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Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
St Kitts
~13.75 miles from Oranjestad city center
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Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site of historical, cultural and architectural significance: a monument to the ingenuity of the British military engineers who designed it and to the skill, strength and endurance of the African slaves who built and maintained it. One of the best preserved historical fortifications in the Americas, it is located on the island of St. Kitts in the Federation of St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis in the Eastern Caribbean.
Battle of Saint Kitts, 1782, as described by an observer in a French engraving titled "Attaque de Brimstomhill".
Cannon were first mounted on Brimstone Hill in 1690, when the British used them to recapture Fort Charles from the French. The French had not considered it possible to transport cannon up the ...
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Downtown Windwardside Hell's Gate (Neighborhood)
Saba
~19.28 miles from Oranjestad city center
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Warner Park Sporting Complex
St Kitts
~21.49 miles from Oranjestad city center
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Warner Park Sporting Complex is an athletic facility in Basseterre, St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis. It includes the Warner Park Stadium, which was one of the hosts for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
The eastern segment contains the cricket pitch, pavilion, media centre and seating for 4,000 which can be increased with temporary stands to 10,000 for major events. The stadium was largely financed by Taiwan with donations totalling US$2.74 million. The total project cost US$12 million, half for the cricket stadium and half for the football facilities.
The western segment contains the football stadium, with seating for 3,500. In the northern section of the park, there are 3 tennis courts, 3 netball / volleyball courts, the Len Harris Cricket Academy, and a small open savannah, Carnival City, us...
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Downtown Basseterre (Neighborhood)
St Kitts
~21.54 miles from Oranjestad city center
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Independance Square
St Kitts
~21.58 miles from Oranjestad city center
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Built in 1790 for slave auctions and council meetings, this public square was officially named in 1983 to commemorate the independence of the island Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis from Great Britain.
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Basseterre Co Cathedral of Immaculate Conception
St Kitts
~21.60 miles from Oranjestad city center
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The Basseterre Co-Cathedral of Immaculate Conception is a cathedral in the city of Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis.
In the early stages of the French occupation of Basseterre, a Roman Catholic Church was erected in the town by the Jesuits and dedicated to Our Lady. Notre Dame was burnt to the ground in 1706 during the Anglo-French War by English soldiers who were billeted there. The Church was re-built by 1710 and re-named St. George’s. From the 1720’s, it became a place of worship for the Anglicans.
After the take-over of the island by the English in 1713, Roman Catholics were forbidden by law to worship in public. They also suffered certain civil and military disabilities. For example, Roman Catholics were required to take and subscribe certain oaths and declarations, such as the d...
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Downtown Frigate Bay (Neighborhood)
St Kitts
~23.23 miles from Oranjestad city center
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Timothy Hill
St Kitts
~24.35 miles from Oranjestad city center
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Timothy Hill is near South Friars Bay. So is South Friars Bay among the most popular of all St Kitts beaches? That's a question I hope to answer as I tell you more about South Friars Bay. What I am quite certain about thought is that no trip to St Kitts is complete without a visit to South Friars Bay. In addition to being one of the most popular of all St Kitts beaches, the beach at South Friars Bay offers great swimming and snorkeling, and is the home to a number of local beach bars including Godfather's Bar and Grill, Sunset Beach Bar, Arawak Beach Bar, Bikini Bar and Grill, Cathy Ocean View Beach Bar and Grill, Jambou's Deep Blue Sky Bar and Grill, Mongoose Bar and Shipwreck Bar and Grill.
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South Friar's Beach
St Kitts
~24.72 miles from Oranjestad city center
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Traveler Description: A clean and friendly beach where a variety of sea life, including squid and sea urchin, reside.
Attraction type: Beach
Activities: Viewing Wildlife
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Sandy Bank Beach
St Kitts
~27.76 miles from Oranjestad city center
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This is an unusually calm Atlantic beach with a quiet, romantic aura. While bathing in the warm waters or strolling across the white sand, one is unlikely to come across many other folks, especially since there are no restaurants or water sports available here.
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Major's Bay Beach
St Kitts
~28.29 miles from Oranjestad city center
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Lion's Beach
St Kitts
~28.88 miles from Oranjestad city center
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Nestled on the shore of Lake Moultrie, this sandy beach is a great place for the whole family to enjoy and features a large pavilion with video games and pool tables, as well as a full service snack bar. Giant inner tube rentals are available.
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Turtle Beach
St Kitts
~29.02 miles from Oranjestad city center
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Turtle Beach is one of the best beaches on the island. There is everything here to enjoy: free beach chairs are available for all-day lounging, a full-service bar and restaurant and, of course, the turquoise ocean! If the main bar gets too busy, slip on over to the other bar located directly on the beach. A PADI dive centre with a custom dive boat is available and deep-sea fishing excursions are also an option. There are water taxi to Nevis that only take 15 minutes to cross the channel or you can arrange for private charters to taxi your entire group. A gift shop is located beside the restaurant and offers a variety of Turtle Beach gift wear. One of the highlights of your visit to Turtle Beach is to see the many monkeys; even though they live in the wild, they are always at Turtle Beach. ...
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