Explore Jamaica, parish by parish
Fourteen parishes, each with its own character — the rivers of the east, the garden country of the centre, the slow beaches of the south. Pick a corner of the island and meet the people who call it home.
Kingston
The capital's heartbeat — reggae's birthplace, Devon House ice cream and street food that never sleeps.
Explore KingstonSt. Andrew
Where the Blue Mountains rise — coffee country, cool misty peaks and Kingston's leafy green edge.
Explore St. AndrewSt. Thomas
The quiet, unhurried east — the healing mineral springs at Bath and the deep roots of Jamaica's freedom history.
Explore St. ThomasPortland
Jamaica before the resorts — the Blue Lagoon, rafting the Rio Grande and jerk born on Boston Bay.
Explore PortlandSt. Mary
Sleepy north-coast coves, banana-boat history and Noël Coward's hilltop hideaway at Firefly.
Explore St. MarySt. Ann
The garden parish — birthplace of Bob Marley and Marcus Garvey, and the falls at Dunn's River.
Explore St. AnnSt. Catherine
Old Spanish Town, the Rio Cobre's Golden Table legend and the plains that help feed the island.
Explore St. CatherineClarendon
Deep farm country — the warm mineral waters of Milk River Bath and true taste-of-home cooking.
Explore ClarendonManchester
Cool highland air, Mandeville's gardens and citrus, and some of the island's gentlest scenery.
Explore ManchesterSt. Elizabeth
The slow south coast — Treasure Beach, the Pelican Bar on stilts in the sea and Appleton rum.
Explore St. ElizabethTrelawny
Georgian Falmouth, waters that glow at night, and the wild green mystery of Cockpit Country.
Explore TrelawnySt. James
Montego Bay's energy — the Hip Strip, Rose Hall's great-house legend and warm north-coast water.
Explore St. JamesHanover
One of the smallest, quietest parishes — Lucea's old clock tower and untouched fishing villages.
Explore HanoverWestmoreland
Negril's seven-mile beach, cliff-top sunsets at the west end and wide green sugar-land.
Explore Westmoreland