Nanny Falls, Robin’s Bay, Blue Mountains – This Week’s Picks for Best Jamaica Instagram Photos
Check out this week’s best photos of Jamaica and Jamaican culture on Instagram. Our favorites this week include images from Nanny Falls, Robin’s Bay, Blue Mountains. If you would like your photo featured on our site tag your shots with the hashtag #jamaicansphotos and follow us @jamaicans_com on Instagram. Nanny Falls, Portland by @iamjkerr Robin’s […]
Day 308 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – See the Sites in Salem
The town of Salem in the parish of Westmoreland was established to relocate the New Hope Moravian congregation when that location’s church building went into disrepair and the region was deemed “unhealthy.” A.B. Lind bought the Salem property in 1860. Located at Beeston Spring, this estate was some 750 feet above sea level and features […]
Day 307 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Family Fun at Fort Clarence Beach
Located in Hellshire, St. Catherine, Fort Clarence Beach was originally named for its builder, David Small of England. It was later renamed for William Duke of Clarence who served as England’s king from 1830 to 1837. Fort Small and Fort Johnson were critical elements in the defense of Jamaica in the 18th century. Today, the […]
Day 306 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Seaford Town: A Post-Slavery European Creation
After slavery was abolished in Jamaica in 1834, many of the island’s planters feared there would be a shortage of labor. One of the measures devised to address the issue was to create a European settlement. Lord Seaford, who then owned Montpelier Estate and Shettlewood Pen in St. James, was responsible for bringing some 1,000 […]
Day 305 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – There’s No Place like Nanny Town
Nanny Town in Portland was not developed on the most accessible piece of property. It is located on Nanny Town Hill at some 2,000 feet above sea level. This is the most famous of the Maroon settlements in Jamaica, and at one time, there were more than 140 houses here. The town was named for […]
Architectural Digest Magazine Features Ralph Lauren’s Jamaican Villa
The fashion designer Ralph Lauren’s villa on Round Hill near Montego Bay has been featured in Architectural Digest. Lauren and his wife Ricky purchased the property two decades ago, and he describes it as “a place where you really love where you are.” Lauren, who has issued an illustrated book to celebrate the 40th anniversary […]
Day 304 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Pay Your Respects to Nanny of the Windward Maroons
The monument to Rt. Excellent Nanny of the Windward Maroons was installed in 1999. It was designed by Compass Workshop Ltd. A critical element of the theme of this Kingston monument is the sound that is created by its main vertical structure. The forms of the monument are given voice by the sound of the […]
Ghost Tour at Rose Hall in Jamaica Ranked among Top Three in Caribbean
Rose Hall Great House in Jamaica has been named one of the top places in the Caribbean to experience a ghostly haunting by Islands Magazine. Located on a former plantation in Montego Bay, the Great House offers an hour-long tour featuring re-enactments, and a chance to learn about Annie Palmer, the former plantation wife and […]
Day 303 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Play at Plumb Point Lighthouse
Plumb Point lighthouse in St. Andrew was constructed in 1853, just 11 years after the lighthouse at Morant Point. It is located on the Palisadoes Peninsula at a spot known as Great Plumb Point near Kingston Harbors entrance. Its tower is 70 feet high and built of stone and cast iron. The light in the […]
Day 302 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Make a Trip to Maidstone
The town of Maidstone in Manchester was founded by Moravian missionaries in 1840. The Mainstone coffee plantation estate included 341 acres and was divided into 98 lots that ranged in size from one acre to 15 acres. The deposit required to buy land was small, making it affordable to ex-slaves, who generally paid off their […]
