With
a population of around 30,000 - nearly half the island's
total - bustling St Johns is Antigua's capital
and only city. No one could accuse it of being the prettiest
city in the West Indies, but it does have a certain immediate
charm and, in the centre, there are plenty of attractive old
wooden and stone buildings - some of them superbly renovated,
others in a perilous state of near-collapse - among the less
appealing modern development. It'll only take you a couple
of hours to see everything, but you'll probably want to come
back for at least one evening to take advantage of some excellent
restaurants and bars. Hostels in St Johns |