Jamaica Sights

Lying in the heart of the Caribbean, Jamaica has long been known as one of the most original resort areas in the region. The original culture of local people, unique culture "grow", music, reggae, magnificent mountain landscapes, dozens of waterfalls, hundreds of kilometers of beaches and first-class-ridden life of coastal waters - these are the "trump card" of the island.

Lying in the south-east coast, between mountain ranges and the seventh largest harbor planets, Kingston was founded in 1692 and became the capital of Jamaica in 1872 is quite poor and not very well-kept city, is clearly seen better times. The once great port and capital of the famous pirate Henry Morgan, these days it is a vast area of dilapidated buildings. Only in the north, in the relatively modern business districts of the capital, quite clean and a lot of new buildings. The old part lying south of the modern city, built up houses of the colonial era, mostly ramshackle and neglected. Of the few sites in the capital can be identified in the National Gallery of Roy, West Building with an extensive collection of works by local artists, the Institute of Jamaica, Conference Center, King's house (the former governor's residence, now a museum) and the Cathedral of St. Catherine (XVII century.) Armed Forces Museum, the Museum of Natural History, Geology Museum, located in the historic part of Port Royale Archeological Museum, the Natural History Museum, Museum of the Arawaks, Zoological Museum, mineral springs Rockford, shopping area of Devon House, the green Boone-Oesis, Keslton Botanical Garden, park Kaymanas, National Dance Theater, African Museum, Fort Charles Maritime and estesstvenno, Bob Marley Museum in the former home of the singer. Some people make a variety of street bands playing traditional reggae, as well as noisy street markets.

Also worth visiting the southern coast of the island with its famous fleet of ostriches cache and a magnificent beach trash-Beach, the luxurious Bay Long Bay in the north-east of the island, the wild coast near the Black River (located near the National Park Black River), former capital of the pirates of the Caribbean Sea - Port Royale, St. Anne's Bay, home to Bob Marley - Find-Miles, to make walking, or horse tour of the Blue Mountains or water sports, which, naturally, is widely cultivated throughout the country, particularly on its northern coast.

90 km. west of Kingston is a beautiful mountainous resort Mandeville with its Museum of vintage cars and the church. It is a city of first-rate sports grounds and secluded villas. Several stretches west of the famous Cockpit Country - the massive limestone plateau in the center of the country. This is an exciting area of wild beauty, rich in caves and reservoirs, as well as wildlife and endemic plants. A famous Spenish Town, which lies 30 km. west of the capital, widely known for its colonial-era buildings.

Montego Bay - the second largest city and center of a huge resort on the north-west of the country. It focuses almost half of the country's luxury hotels, great beaches, lots of old mansions and plantations of tropical crops. In the vicinity of the resort interesting Fort Montego, the Church of St. James (1778), the old prison Cage (1806), Burchell Memorial Church (1824), Museum of the Blue Hole, a lovely Rose Hall, Art Gallery Indian Art Hevens gallery, museum Grivud Great House with a beautiful collection of antique furniture, musical instruments and maps, Marine Park, Montego Bay, an underwater park Mo-Bay-Andersen and luxurious beaches Mosquito Cove, Cornwall, Doctor's Cave, etc. For lovers of active holidays are held river rafting Marta Brae, Black River and in the Mountain Valley, as well as walking tours of the Blue Mountains. Here is the best golf courses on the island, as well as the excellent conditions for diving and surfing.

Negril - the most western and most rapidly growing resort area in Jamaica. This attractive seven-league luxury beach-Calico Jack, Bay of Fornication Bay, 18 luxury reefs and islands in the Bubi Bay Bay, a mysterious waterfall Yas, Joseph Cave, Anansi Park, River Park Rouring, picturesque fishing villages and picturesque town of Appleton, with its distilleries that produce the famous Jamaican rum. This is one of the most environmentally friendly resorts in the world - around there is no industrial enterprises, buildings here should not be above the treetops, and local residents are making enough efforts to protect the environment. Negril on the south coast you can visit the desert, but amazingly beautiful Alligator-Pound.

Resort Ocho Rios is located in the center of the northern coast of Jamaica, on the banks of the famous Bay of Discovery. The local region are known, primarily, with luxuriant vegetation - nowhere else on the island do not find such dense thickets of hibiscus, pomsettii and other tropical plants. In Ocho Rios interesting famous waterfalls Dunn's River Falls (elevation about 180 meters) and the Valley of ferns, Columbus Park, River Garden & Museum Koyyaba River, Shaw Park Gardens, the first Spanish settlement on the island - Sevilla Nueva and the local Heriteydzh Park, Art Gallery, Ocho Rios, shopping malls, Ocean Village and Taj Mahal, the gallery Fos-Corners and Joe James, Museum and Gardens Arawak, equestrian complex area of 350 acres in Ciacco Cove, an observation deck Murphy-Hill ( 670 m.), numerous fruit and coffee plantations, as well as the beautiful beaches of the Gulf Rannauey Bay.

Port Antonio is located in the extreme north-east of the island. It is a quiet pastoral town, which is home to quite a prosperous part of the population. Therefore, the resorts here have their own person - rather traditional, quiet and without inherent to other recreational areas of Jamaica fuss. Here are the famous Blue Lagoon - a place shooting the movie of the same name, a beautiful beach Boston Beach Gardens Kaslton, luxurious resort Crystal Springs, waterfalls, Somerset and Reach Falls Climbie, the picturesque valley of the Valley-Hicks, an old mansion de Monvin, Fort George ( XVII century.), the beautiful bay of Twin Harbor, the Rio Grande Valley, caves Nonsach, the famous yacht parking Port Antonio and the picturesque island of Neiva Island. Surrounding the town is so picturesque that are constantly held shooting movies.