Montserrat Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
British overseas territory in the Caribbean
About Montserrat
Colonisation dates to the 1600s; a gun battery was strategically placed at Carr’s Bay in 1624 to defend the island against approaching ships. Montserrat was initially an agricultural economy; plantations and sugar mills were common in the 1700s with sugar cane juice and molasses processed for local consumption and export. Later, the well-to-do built their estate houses on the island; an elaborate main house was often a landmark because of its size and numerous rooms. In 1857 Joseph Sturge established the Montserrat Company, which cultivated lime fruit for export and sold small plots of land to settlers. Various old churches date to the late 19th or early 20th century. The first air charter flights on the island began in 1956; an eleven-hole golf course (now defunct) opened in the Belham R
Top Attractions in Montserrat
Explore the best things to see and do in Montserrat:
- ★AIR Studios Montserrat (abandoned)
- ★Centre Hills
- ★Montserrat Annual Festival
- ★Montserrat Calabash Festival
- ★Montserrat Cultural Centre
- ★Montserrat Museum
- ★Montserrat Volcano Observatory
- ★St. Patrick's Festival
Where to Eat in Montserrat
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Emerald Rose Restaurant
- 🍴Gourmet Gardens
- 🍴La Colage
- 🍴The Attic
- 🍴Tina’s Restaurant
- 🍴Ziggy's
Where to Stay in Montserrat
- 🏨Erindell Villa
- 🏨Essence Guest House
- 🏨Gingerbread Hill
- 🏨Grand View Bed & Breakfast
- 🏨Miles Away Villa Resort & Spa
- 🏨Montserrat Moments Inn
Montserrat Travel Guide Sections
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