Photogallery of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and Grenadines

Perhaps, everyone watched at least one film from the Pirates of the Caribbean series but not many people know where the blockbuster was filmed. Do you want to see this famous place? Visit the marvelous city of Kingstown, the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Naturally, this wonderful city is famous not only because of a movie. Marvelous nature makes a vacation at the coast of the Caribbean Sea truly unforgettable and full of priceless emotions. The city is conveniently located among the woods not far from a picturesque bay. The history of Kingstown started when famous explorer Christopher Columbus landed at the coast of the Caribbean Sea in 1498. This event happened on St. Vincent’s Day – January 22. This event gave the name to the island. After this event, the French captured the region and made it a French territory. Kingstown as a city was established in 1763 when the British claimed the island and made it a British colony. They brought slaves to Saint Vincent in order to grow sugarcane. After the abolishment of slavery in the 30s of the 19th century in all British colonies, paid workers started arriving in Kingstown. These were mostly immigrants from Portugal and India. The first city council was established in Kingstown in 1925. Twenty-six years later, all citizens of the full legal age gained the right to vote for the country’s leader. When Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became an independent territory at the end of the 70s of the 20th … Read further