They were built in times of war and conflict, towering reminders of the battles of the colonial period. The Caribbean has a rather impressive collection of extant fortresses, and they’re scattered across the far reaches of the region. Here are 12 great ones, from Puerto Rico to Panama.
Brimstone Hill — St Kitts and Nevis
The spectacular 17th-century Brimstone Hill is the pride of St Kitts and Nevis — and it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Sergeant majors and grouper and jellyfish and rays. Elkhorn and staghorn coral, reef sharks and organ pipes and barracuda and needlefish. Snorkeling is a pleasure in the Caribbean. But, let’s be honest, snorkeling isn’t often going to be the singular […]
They’re far from major airports, set within destinations that are nowhere near the typical tourist map. And that’s what makes them so spectacular. These are the remote, hard-to-reach beaches you dream about. And they’re all in The Bahamas. We’ve visited […]
Some are filled with them. For others, they’re a rarity. While we all love a great beach bar, not every island is a true beach bar destination — where the beach bar is an art form, and where pilgrims make their […]
The beaches, the history , the island hopping. There’s nowhere quite like the island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands — a must-visit whether you’re using it as a jumping-off point for the rest of the BVI or planning an […]
Together, they make up the undisputed rum capital of the world. But it’s not just their unrivaled sugarcane that makes the French Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe so fascinating to visit. The rainforests. The volcanos. The exquisite French Caribbean fusion […]
Think of it as Puerto Rico’s version of Palmetto Bluff: a 1,100-acre private residential resort community, with everything from a luxury hotel to a championship golf course to a 100-acre organic farm. The rise of luxury residential resort developments has […]
