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St. Kitts & Nevis
Photo: Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park — Ukexpat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

St. Kitts & Nevis at a glance

St. Kitts & Nevis is a country in Caribbean; its capital is Basseterre. People mainly speak English. The currency is the East Caribbean Dollar (XCD). VoyaKin maps 20 places to see here, including 1 UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Capital
Basseterre
Region
Caribbean
Languages
English
Currency
East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with St. Kitts & Nevis’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

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Places to see in St. Kitts & Nevis

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

    Brimstone Hill Fortress National ParkUNESCO

    Mountain · Saint Thomas Middle Island Parish

    Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a well-preserved fortress on a hill on the island of St. Kitts, in the Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis in the Eastern Caribbean.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: giggel (CC BY 3.0). Map

  • Basseterre

    Basseterre

    Town · Saint George Basseterre Parish

    Basseterre is the capital and largest city of Saint Kitts and Nevis with an estimated population of 14,000 in 2018.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: J. Stephen Conn (CC BY-SA 1.0). Map

  • Charlestown

    Charlestown

    City · Saint Paul Charlestown Parish

    Charlestown is the capital of the island of Nevis in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. Charlestown is situated on the leeward side of the island of Nevis near the southern end of Pinney's Beach.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Aaron Vos (CC BY-SA 2.5). Map

  • Mount Liamuiga

    Mount Liamuiga

    Mountain · Saint Kitts

    Mount Liamuiga is a 1,156-metre (3,792 ft) stratovolcano which forms the north-western part of the island of Saint Kitts.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: ISS022-E-39042 - View of the Lesser Antilles.jpg (Public domain). Map

  • Nevis Peak

    Nevis Peak

    Mountain

    Nevis Peak is a potentially active volcano which is located in the centre of the island of Nevis of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. The stratovolcano rises to a height of 985 metres (3,232 ft) and is the highest point on the island.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jensonmorton at English Wikipedia (Public domain). Map

  • Sandy Point Town

    Sandy Point Town

    Town · Saint Anne Sandy Point Parish

    Sandy Point is the second-largest town on the island of Saint Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis. The settlement is situated on the north-west coast of St. Kitts and is the capital of Saint Anne Sandy Point Parish. As of 2011, it had a population of 2,626.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jensonmorton at English Wikipedia (Public domain). Map

  • Cayon

    Cayon

    Town · Saint Mary Cayon Parish

    Cayon is a town on the northeast coast of Saint Kitts in the Caribbean. It is the capital of Saint Mary Cayon Parish. The estimated population in 2010 was 2,500.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: WindsorUniv (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Booby Island

    Booby Island

    Island · Saint George Basseterre Parish

    Booby Island is an uninhabited islet in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is found in the Narrows, the channel between the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, about midway between the two. Booby Island is cone-shaped, consisting of a steep hill and a rocky shoreline.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Sailing On Finding Avalon (CC BY 3.0). Map

  • Frigate Bay

    Frigate Bay

    Beach · Saint George Basseterre Parish

    Frigate Bay is the name of two bays located close together on the island of Saint Kitts. The two bays are located southeast of the capital Basseterre, at the northern end of the isthmus joining the Southeast Peninsula with the rest of the island.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • The Narrows

    The Narrows

    Lake

    The Narrows is the strait that separates the Caribbean islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis. A Sea Bridge ferry traverses the Narrows regularly between Cades Bay, Nevis and Majors Bay at the southern end of St Kitts' Southeast Peninsula several times each day.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: SV Zanshin (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Pinney's Beach

    Pinney's Beach

    Beach · Saint Thomas Lowland Parish

    Pinney's Beach, also spelled Pinneys Beach, is a very long sandy beach on the western Caribbean coast of the island of Nevis, in Saint Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands in the West Indies. The southern end of Pinneys Beach starts just outside the capital, Charlestown.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • St. George's Anglican Church

    St. George's Anglican Church

    Religious · Saint George Basseterre Parish

    St. George's Anglican Church is an Anglican parish church and Pro-Cathedral in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: J. Stephen Conn (CC BY-SA 1.0). Map

Keep exploring

Also in Caribbean: Jamaica · Dominican Republic · Barbados · Bahamas · Anguilla · Antigua & Barbuda · Aruba · British Virgin Islands

Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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