Holiday Destinations:: Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is Jamaica's cosmopolitan capital at the foot of the broad Liguanea Plains. Founded following the disastrous Port Royal earthquake of 1692, it is the centre of government and commerce and offers a comprehensive variety of attractions for visitors.

Set against the backdrop of the 7,402-foot Blue Mountain Peak, Kingston is connected to the old buccaneer haunt of Port Royal by a spit of land known as the Palisadoes which encompasses the city's international airport. Also nearby is Spanish Town.

For nearly two hundred and fifty years the town has inherited a legacy of historic architecture which includes the oldest cathedral in the Western Hemisphere.

In Kingston the night life is centered on Knutsford Boulevard the "Kingston Strip". Kingston is Jamaica's cosmopolitan capital at the foot of the broad Liguanea Plains. Founded following the disastrous Port Royal earthquake of 1692, it is the centre of government and commerce and offers a comprehensive variety of attractions for visitors.More about Kingston, Jamaica