Introducing Spanish Town
Spanish Town, Jamaica’s capital for more than 300 years, was once considered to boast exemplary town planning. Today, for visitors traveling from Kingston through the city’s blighted outlying ghettoes, it’s somewhat of a stretch to envisage the former capital’s erstwhile grandeur. However, this changes the moment one arrives at the evocative historic center, where you’ll find the Caribbean’s most extensive assortment of Georgian architecture and its greatest cathedral (albeit in a sad state of repair). Few other places in Jamaica bring to life the historic sweep of centuries like Spanish Town.
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The island’s second-largest urban center and the capital of St Catherine parish, Spanish Town is frequently the locus of Jamaica’s most wrenching urban strife. Few tourists spend the night, and those who do must contend with a paucity of safe lodging and services. By all means visit, but consider a day trip from Kingston.
Last updated: Oct 20, 2009
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RE: West Indies v India 1st Test, Sabina Park, Kingston
by tessioa9 18 June 2011
Depending on where you are travelling from. But if you have a private transortation and you are from the North then Ocho Rios to Spanish…
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RE: best way to drive from kingston to negril
by MikeyMike 31 January 2011
It is a very long drive that you are attempting. Use the A1 highway to Spanish Town then the A2 highway to Savanna-la-mar, then the most…
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RE: best way to drive from kingston to negril
by ohliz 30 January 2011
The most direct route is the south coast "highway" - I put it in parens because it's only a limited access highway from West Kingston…
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