CARIBBEAN


St Kitts & Nevis


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WE KICK OFF OUR SERIES ON THE CARIBBEAN WITH ST KITTS AND NEVIS, TWO SMALL GEMS WHERE DEVELOPMENT IS DISCREET AND THE LIFESTYLE AUTHENTIC


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arbados has its prized West coast, St Lucia its tropical interior and Antigua the most turquoise of sea. But for sheer


blinding beauty, there is tiny Nevis – separated by a two-mile strip of sea from its sister island, St Kitts. Nevis encapsulates Caribbean


perfection. Its coastline is still largely untouched, due to strict planning laws, its lush green landscape, dotted with old sugar mills and plantation- style villas, rises gently to the 3,200- foot volcanic (but dormant) peak of Mount Nevis in the island’s centre. And the pint-sized capital of Charlestown is like a Caribbean take on a quaint Cotswolds village. Although it might make getting


there more awkward, the sense of serenity is enhanced by the lack of direct fl ights to the island. Nevis’s tin- hut airport can only take small planes that drop in from Antigua, a 20- minute hop away. Otherwise, you fl y to St Kitts and take a 10-minute water taxi across to this discreet island – a sort of more down-to-earth Mustique – which stretches for just seven miles. Until a few years ago, due to the


lack of new-build opportunities, buyers in Nevis would typically build their own house or restore older properties on large hillside plots with pools and panoramic views. That is what Jon and Nessa


Reynolds, from Sevenoaks in Kent, chose to do fi ve years ago. Struck by


PART 1


OF OUR NEW CARIBBEAN


SERIES! NEXT ISSUE: BARBADOS


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