Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
Brimstone Hill Fortress
A World Heritage Site dubbed the “Gibraltar of the West Indies.” A British fortress of volcanic rock on the summit looks out over several neighbouring islands.
Brimstone Hill Fortress was built between 1690 and 1790. Enslaved Africans cut and laid the local volcanic stone. It is one of the best-preserved 18th-century military fortresses in the Caribbean and was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1999. The museum is inside Fort George Citadel at the summit, and the gun batteries offer views of St. Eustatius, Saba and Nevis.
Entry costs about US$15. The fortress sits on the island's west coast, about 15 km from Basseterre. The road up is narrow, with many bends.
Opening hours
09:30–17:30
Nearby sights
- St. Thomas Anglican Church, Middle Island
- Romney Manor & Caribelle Batik
- Mount Liamuiga
- Black Rocks
- The Circus
- National Museum of St. Kitts
- Independence Square
- Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception