Did You Know?
The first ackee tree in Jamaica was planted from a seed brought to the island by the captain of a slave ship in 1778. The fruit is not widely eaten but in Ghana the flowers are used to make a perfume and the seeds are used as a narcotic to catch fish. The seedling was taken to England by Captain Bligh and there the plant was given the botanical name, Blighia sapida. Its original name was ‘akye’ from Twi language of West Africa.
Tours
Black River Safari
Bob Marley Experience
Green Grotto Caves
Kingston and Port Royal Tour
Little Ochie and Lover's Leap Tour
Milk River and Port Royal Tour
Ocho Rios Highlight Tour
Portland Tours
Rainforest Bobsled Canopy Tour
Rose Hall Great House and Martha Brae Rafting
Seville Great House and Heritage Park
Sun Valley Plantation and Firefly
The Outameni Experience
Traverse Jamaica Authentic Tour
White River Tubing
YS Falls, Black River
Seville Great House and Heritage Park |
Seville Great House Seville Great House provides a journey through the centuries to the very beginnings of Jamaica's history. Artifacts from the excavated colony of Sevilla La Nueva (New Seville) that was founded in 1509 by Columbus's son are on display. A statue of Columbus cast in Genoa is on-site. This area represents the main stages in the development of Jamaica under the Europeans-Spanish and English. The Great house was built in 1745 by the grandson of Richard Hemmings, the first English owner of the property. Over the years many changes have been made to the original structure. When the last owner died he arranged for the property to be given to the Government of Jamaica. It is now a museum owned by the Jamaica National Trust Commission. It explores the rich history of the Seville site. It is situated about 1.6km west of St. Ann’s Bay. It was the earliest Spanish settlement on the island. The statue of Columbus marks the western end of the New Seville. A tour of the park is necessary to appreciate the lay out of the town where archeologists have found the sites of a fort, castle, sugar works and an unfinished church and also to appreciate how people lived in that era. Seville Great House Gallery    |