Montego Bay
July 6, 2009 0 Comments
Montego Bay is known for its duty free shopping
and cruise line terminal at its Free Port on a beautiful, man-made
peninsula jutting into the bay. Its sheltered Doctor's Cave Beach
with clear turquoise waters is one of the most famous beaches on
the island. The bay is surrounded by picturesque low
mountains.
During the epoch of slavery, from the mid-17th century until 1834,
and well into the 20th century, the town functioned primarily as a
sugar port. The island's last major slave revolt, the Christmas
Rebellion or Baptist War (1831-1832) took place in the area around
Montego Bay; the leader of the revolt, Samuel Sharpe, was hanged
there in 1832. In 1975, Sharpe was proclaimed a national hero of
Jamaica, and the main square of the town was renamed in his
honour.
Montego Bay offers a wide variety of hotel choices ranging from 3
Stars such as Sandals and Breezes to 5 Star posh hotels like the
Ritz Carlton, Half Moon and Round Hill. The infrastructure of the
city is going through a series of explosive modernizations which
once completed aim to make Montego Bay a top destination in the
Caribbean.
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