museum
Bob Marley Museum, Kingston
The former home and recording studio of reggae legend Bob Marley, preserved as a museum celebrating his life, music, and cultural impact.
19 km · about 20 min drive
North AmericaJamaicaSaint Catherine Parish
Spanish Town
Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica · North America
About Spanish Town
Spanish Town is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Portmore, 27km from Blue Mountains, Jamaica.
Spanish Town is in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, with about 150,000 people. The nearest town is Portmore, about 8 km away.
Spanish Town (Jamaican Patois: Spain) is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the historic county of Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the Spanish and British capital of Jamaica from 1534 until 1872. The town is home to numerous memorials, the national archives, and one of the oldest AnglicanRead more
churches outside England (the others are in Virginia, Maryland, and Bermuda).
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Within an hour or so of Spanish Town: Bob Marley Museum, Kingston (19 km), Blue Mountains, Jamaica (27 km), Dunn's River Falls (50 km).
Where is Spanish Town?
Spanish Town is in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, about 8 km from Portmore.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 145,018
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Jamaica
- Region
- Saint Catherine Parish
- Timezone
- America/Jamaica
- Coordinates
- 17.9911, -76.9574
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Worth the detour from Spanish Town
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Blue Mountains, Jamaica
Jamaica's highest mountain range producing the world-renowned Blue Mountain coffee, with misty peaks, hiking trails, and stunning Caribbean sunrise views.
27 km · about 30 min drive
waterfall
Dunn's River Falls
A terraced waterfall cascading 180 meters over natural limestone steps directly into the Caribbean Sea, climbable in a human chain.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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