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the serene twin
It is the birthplace of Alexander Hamilton. Just two miles across the channel, Nevis is quieter, greener & more elegant plantation inns, wild monkeys in the hills, natural hot springs, the perfect cone of Nevis Peak & beaches you might have all to yourself.
Capital
Charlestown
Nevis Peak
3,232 ft
Settled
1628
Famous for
Hot springs
Fast facts
Area
36 sq mi (93 km²)
Capital
Charlestown
Highest point
Nevis Peak · 3,232 ft
Population
13,182 (2022 census)
Famous for
Hot springs & plantation inns
Island of
Caribbean 'firsts'
Culture & heritage
Nevis moves at its own gentle pace. The island's signature festival is Culturama, held each summer to celebrate Nevisian arts, music, dance & African heritage with colourful parades through Charlestown. String bands, masquerade & the Mango Festival round out a calendar rooted in community.
Local kitchens are known for goat water stew, fresh seafood & garden-grown produce. English is spoken throughout, the East Caribbean dollar is the currency, & the island's famous green vervet monkeys outnumber the people.
"Land of beautiful waters the island the Caribs called Oualie."
Caribbean firsts, preserved in stone
Nevis holds an outsize share of Caribbean history from the region's first hotel to its oldest surviving wooden house & earliest church.
Bath Hotel
Built in 1778, the first hotel in the Caribbean, drawing visitors from around the world to the island's soothing hot springs.
St Thomas' Lowland Church
The oldest church on Nevis, built in 1643 on a hill overlooking St. Kitts.
The Hermitage Great House
The oldest surviving wooden house in the Caribbean, still welcoming guests on the slopes of Nevis Peak.
Montpelier Plantation
Dating to 1740, home to one of the island's first wind-powered sugar mills now the Mill Privée restaurant.
Sons & daughters of Nevis
Nevis has shaped a remarkable number of lives that went on to change the wider world.
Alexander Hamilton
The only U.S. Founding Father born in the Caribbean, First Secretary of the Treasury & author of the Federalist Papers.
Lord Horatio Nelson
The celebrated British naval hero married Nevisian Frances Nisbet at Fig Tree Church in 1787.
Cicely Tyson
Daughter of Nevisian immigrants, the legendary actress won Emmy, Tony & Honorary Academy Awards.
Rupert Crosse
Trailblazing actor & the first Black performer nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award, who traced his roots to Nevis.
Eulalie Spence
Pioneering playwright & educator born on Nevis, a key figure in America's Harlem Renaissance.
Melanie 'Mel B' Brown
Born to a Nevisian father, Scary Spice of the Spice Girls became a defining voice of '90s pop.
What to see
From a Georgian harbour town to misty rainforest peaks - the experiences that define a Nevis escape.
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