When you think of a Caribbean island, St Kitts is probably not the first name which comes to mind, but this island is steadily growing in popularity, and for very good reason. It's a very attractive island which isn't that large, and certainly hasn't been over developed. It has good flight connections to North America and Europe, a real sense of history including beautifully restored plantation houses and a fortress, and of course some absolutely gorgeous beaches.
If you view St Kitts from its sister island of Nevis, then it looks just incredible, and I think it is one of the loveliest islands in the Caribbean. It is a lush and green volcanic island, and its crater extends into the clouds. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the eastern Caribbean, and it has two distinct halves.
The northern half of the island is far more traditional, and features lush green slopes, while the coastlines has traditional West Indian villages, churches and agricultural plots. You can even see the occasional brick chimney or windmill which are left over from the sugarcane industry that was eventually shut down in 2005.
In fact until very recently all the flat areas of the northern part of St Kitts were cultivated for sugarcane. The locals here have a relatively laid-back and typically Caribbean lifestyle.
In contrast, the southern part of the island is far less green and is a lot drier, but it has some of the best beaches on the island. The area around Frigate Bay is being developed for tourism as the beaches here are lovely, and anyone buying or renting accommodation here has the choice of either walking to the Atlantic side of the island, or the Caribbean side, depending on their mood that day, and I think this is one
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