Nevis

Nevis Flag of Nevis Official language English Political status State in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis Premier Joseph Parry Capital Charlestown, Nevis Area 35.9 sq. mi. (93 km²) Population  - Density 12,106 (2006) 130/km² Airport  - Code  - Runway Vance W. Amory International IATA: NEV, ICAO: TKPN 4002 ft. (1,220 m) Nevis is the smaller of the two islands that make up the small Caribbean island nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. A former British colony, the islands became independent in 1983. They are separated by a 2-mile (3.22 km) wide channel. Regions The island of Nevis is divided into five parishes: Saint George, Gingerland Saint James, Windward Saint John, Figtree Saint Paul, Charlestown Saint Thomas, Lowland Cities Charlestown, the capital of Nevis, is a small, picturesque town, with a Main Street lined with Georgian stone buildings which are examples of the architectural style of the colonial era, sporting breezy balconies and wooden upper floors over a ground floor built of stone. Several Nevisian buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries are still in use today. Hermitage Plantation in Saint John, built of lignum vitae wood in 1640, is the oldest surviving wooden house still in use in the Caribbean today. Bath Hotel of 1778, located just outside Charlestown, is the first hotel built in the Caribbean and once served as a luxury hotel and spa. The soothing waters of the hotel's hot springs lured many famous Europeans, including the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Antigua-based Admiral Nelson and Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence, the future William IV of the United Kingdom. They attended balls and private parties at the hotel. Today, the building serves as the government headquarters and the hot springs are open to the public. Many of the churchs also date to this time as well as some of the reconstructed mills. Other destinations Understand Topless sunbathing is not allowed on the beaches of Nevis. Talk Get in Get around See Itineraries Do Eat Drink Stay safe Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!