NEGRIL LIGHTHOUSE
The great thing about having your won Jamaica villa is that
you can set your own itinerary and not be reliant of hotel timetables and
tours. There is so much to see and do in and around Negril and Jamaica as a
whole that you need to adopt a flexible approach to get the most out of your
Jamaica holiday.
I’m often asked which of the sites in Negril I should visit
first, that is a hard question but on reflection I would have to say that
Negril Lighthouse would be my choice.
This beautiful Negril landmark, a conical tower that stands
20m in height was built in 1894 about 1.5 miles south east of the westernmost
point of the island of Jamaica by a French company with the delightful name of
Bubbler & Bernar. What is special about the Negril lighthouse is that it is
one of the earliest types of lighthouse built from Concrete.
The setting is as beautiful as the sunsets are divine and
this really is somewhere you should take your camera as the photo opportunities
are endless.
RICK'S CAFE NEGRIL
Negril, on
the westernmost tip of Jamaica is nothing if not diverse. At Negril there is a
Jamaica holiday that suites everybody, from families with children to couples
on honeymoon and singles that are looking to party the night away.
One of the
focal points at Negril for the ‘beautiful people’ is Rick’s Cafe which is
perched on the cliff tops at Negril. Rick’s was built by Richard
Hershman, in April 1974. At the time, Negril was a sleepy fishing village with
little development. It lacked many modern amenities such as electricity,
telephone and hot running water.
Now though, Rick’s is a world famous hang-out
for the great and the good who visit Negril, it is ‘the place to be seen’ and
it is also a prime location for watching people dive of the Negril Cliffs into
the sparkling Caribbean Sea below, a very dangerous pastime as there have been
fatalities in recent years.
Rick’s Café is somewhere
you can do your thing or have a great meal, you can watch fools leap from
cliffs or you can just sit with a drink and watch the sun sink into the
Caribbean Sea. Ask at Villas Sur Mer about Ricks Café. http://www.rickscafejamaica.com/
