BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JUNE 24TH 2013 (CUOPM) – St. Kitts’ Gibraltar of the West Indies also known as the Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park has been featured in a pictorial of Caribbean Journal.
St. Kitts and Nevis, the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, is celebrating its 30th anniversary of independence this year, and Brimstone Hill is a monument to a more than four centuries of Caribbean history.
It was held over the years by both the French and the British, until being abandoned in the mid-19th century.
The fortress, located on the northwestern coast of St. Kitts, was built over a nearly 100-year period beginning at the end of the 17th century, and is one of the best-preserved forts of its type in the Western Hemisphere.
Our latest Caribbean photo tour takes you through Brimstone Hill and some of the best vistas in the region.