This group of islands in the Caribbean is sometimes referred to as “America’s Paradise” for their beautiful white sand beaches and rainforests. The major islands are St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas. Explore the hundreds of islands, islets, and cays by boat or take a breathtaking dive in the cool, refreshing waters. The climate is pleasant nearly year round, with warm and humid temperatures. Visitors should take caution during hurricane season, which runs from June through November.
St-Croix’s Highlights:
Christiansted: Located on St. Croix, the largest of the Virgin Islands, this town features the Buck Island Reef National Monument as well as the Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve.
Buck Island Reef National Monument: A national underwater treasure, this Monument area attracts around 50 000 visitors a year. This 4,554-acre (18.43 km2) long reef is the ideal setting to explore and experience the sea.
Cruzan Rum: Weekday tours of this rum distillery in Frederiksted are given.
St. George Village Botanical Garden: A 16.5 acre garden planted among the restored ruins of an 18th and 19th century sugar cane plantation, features over 1,000 varieties of plants.
This beautiful St. Croix estate was featured on the covr of Architectural Digest, celebrating its unique historic charm and its majestic setting. Painstakingly restored and built around an old stone windmill from long-ago sugar cane plantation days, Clairmont Mill is set like a jewel atop a breezy knoll and surrounded by ro ...
Estate Belvedere was initially purchased by Nicholai Alder Coppy from the King of Denmark in 1795. The estate also including Great House, outbuildings and land, has had many owners through the years, among them Peter Moth (1810), Hans Christian Knudsen (1824), and the prominent Lord Chamberlain Louis Roth (1852). The origin ...
Perched privately atop a hill, Mango Hill has Caribbean views sweeping east to west, from sunrises over Buck Island and seascapes over Buccaneer Hotel's famous third hole to spectacular sunsets over Christiansted Harbor. Designed in the style of a 150-year-old colonial greathouse, Mango Hill has two-foot thick walls, ca ...
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