Basseterre
Saint Kitts and Nevis
About Basseterre
Basseterre is the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis, with the Port Zante cruise pier sitting in the heart of the downtown waterfront. The compact capital is easily walkable, with Georgian-era architecture, local markets, and the Circus Square nearby. The island's main attraction is Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site offering panoramic views and well-preserved British fortifications.
Highlights
Brimstone Hill Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, crowns this lush Caribbean island.
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Read before you go
Wide Sargasso Sea
Jean Rhys
The Caribbean prequel to Jane Eyre — Bertha Mason's story set in the lush, haunted beauty of the West Indies. Gorgeous and devastating.
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Don't Stop the Carnival
Herman Wouk
A New Yorker buys a Caribbean hotel — everything goes hilariously wrong. The funniest novel about island life ever written.
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An Embarrassment of Mangoes
Ann Vanderhoof
A couple sails the Caribbean for two years — the food, the islands, and the irresistible freedom of life under the trade winds.
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Before you sail — hotels in Basseterre
Arrive a day early and explore Basseterre before boarding