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Charlestown
Charlestown Nevis may be smaller and sleepier than its sister isle of St. Kitts, but the capital of Charlestown has a decidedly more elegant and old-fashioned vibe than the rough-and-tumble neighboring capital Basseterre. The local code of conduct seems like something from a bygone era, where ever
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Mt Nevis (3182ft)
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South Frigate Bay
In season, the party never stops along the Strip, a bar-backed golden sweep of sand with mellow, kid-friendly waves.
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White House Bay
This facility-free beach has St Kitts best snorkeling thanks to offshore reefs and a couple of sunken wrecks.
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Nisbet Beach
This palm-lined strip of soft white sand next to the namesake resort is open to all. Windy conditions can make the sea quite choppy.
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Pinney’s Beach
This 4-mile-long stretch of tan sand has decent snorkeling right offshore. Despite several beach bars and the Four Seasons, quiet patches abound.
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St Thomas Anglican Church
About 3 miles north of Charlestown, Nevis’ oldest church (1643) stares serenely out to sea from its hilltop perch. Goats keep the cemetery grounds trimmed.
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Oualie Beach
Family-friendly Oualie has grayish sand, shallow water and sunset views of St Kitts. The eponymous resort provides sustenance, beach chairs and water-based activities.
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Lovers Beach
Curtained off by sea grapes, mile-long Lovers Beach has white sands but its lack of facilities keeps it nearly deserted. Currents and a steep drop make the water less suitable for kids.
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Immaculate Conception Cathedral
This hulking gray-stone house of worship has a barrel-vaulted wooden ceiling evoking a ship’s hull. Sunlight filters through elaborate stained-glass windows above an altar made of multihued marble.
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Warner Park Stadium
Basseterre’s cricket and football stadium was financed with Taiwanese money and served as one of the match sites during the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Stop by to find out if any matches are scheduled.
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Hamilton Estate
Enjoy views of Charlestown from this romantically ruined sugar estate, which is being reclaimed by the jungle. Wander among the foundations of the Great House, the windmill, the boiling house and the chimney.
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Black Rocks
Wind and water have chiseled black lava belched up eons ago by Mt Liamuiga into fanciful coastal rock formations. Coming from the north, turn off the main road about 1/8th of a mile past an old stone church in a field.
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St George’s Anglican Church
In a small park behind a fence, this church has a stormy history. French Jesuits built the first one in 1670, but it was destroyed and rebuilt three times, the last time in 1869. The cemetery has some fancy epitaphs.
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Circus
The focus of town is the Circus, a roundabout inspired by London’s Piccadilly Circus. Anchored by a green clock tower, the Victorian-style Berkeley Memorial Clock, it is surrounded by quaint buildings housing shops and banks.
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Cockleshell Beach
Enjoy great views of Nevis on this pretty but busy crescent, which offers calm and shallow waters and bars, restaurants and water-sports concessionaires. Banana Bay , the next beach over (behind the Spice Mill restaurant), is quieter.
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Independence Square
Locals ‘lime’ and exchange gossip on this grassy patch anchored by a waterless fountain. Once called Pall Mall Sq, it was used in the 1790s for slave auctions and is flanked by 18th-century Georgian buildings and the dignified cathedral.
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North Friar’s Bay
Theres not so much as a cold-beer vendor in sight on this utterly wild Atlantic-side beach, which often has great bodysurfing swells (beware of strong currents and rogue waves). Park along the road and look for the narrow access trails.
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Nevisian Heritage Village
This ever-expanding open-air museum illustrates Nevisian social history, from Carib times to the present, through a collection of re-created buildings furnished with period relics. Exhibits include a Carib chief’s thatched hut, slave houses and a blacksmith’s shop.
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National Museum
This modest museum is a good place to start your explorations of St Kitts. Displays deal with colonial and sugar history, the road to independence and local lifestyle and traditions. It’s housed in the 1894 Treasury Building, a stately pile built from hand-cut volcanic limestone.
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